Domaine Meix Foulot Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru 'Clos du Chateau de Montaigu - Monopole' 2018

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Domaine Meix Foulot Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru 'Clos du Chateau de Montaigu - Monopole' 2018Always the most regal and elegant of the quartet of reds from the domaine, this comes from a monopole of the domaine. The clos is 1. 9 hectares. Many different soil types are within this site and the age of the vines varies, with parts of the vineyard planted in 1989, 1986, 1980, 1964, and 1955. Curiously, the vineyard faces north northeast but this exposure works to produce a wine of great finesse with superb aging potential. Habitually, this wine is

with a fresh

20% Vespolina

with low yields averaging 25 hl/ha

Though far from being fundamentalist about it

Fermented spontaneously in cement during a two-week maceration

The Goumards make choices in the vineyard and in the cellar that will emphasize finesse and freshness in this bottling

since Nicoletta Bocca has made it her life’s work to reveal this grape’s profound connection to her special zone and its proud status among the most expressive and age-worthy wines in the Piedmonte

rich and fresh

6% alcohol

A special selection of grapes from the lowest-yielding

it offers Mosel-Riesling-like purity and cut

wild herbs

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