- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet
- Region Meursault
- Drinking 2025 - 2034
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
2022 - Meursault Les Gruyaches Jean-Philippe Fichet - 6x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet
- Region Meursault
- Drinking 2025 - 2034
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
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Goedhuis, December 2023
The oldest vineyards on the estate were planted back in 1928 by Jean-Philippe’s grandfather. These deep-rooted vines were a perfect foil for the drier summer conditions in 2022. The opening is a little reserved, with a bitter lemon freshness. The palate has a broad, powerful dimension, full of ripe peach and fresh apricot flavours. Jean-Philippe says the naturally humid location of Gruyaches refreshed the vines throughout the summer, giving it is such a confident style on the palate.
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Jasper Morris MW, October 2023, Score: 91-93
These ancient vines are still delivering. This is pale in colour with a touch of reduction. After a light grapefruit inflection at first, there is a beautiful white fruit intensity, all the way though, lifted by riper notes at the end, excellent acid balance and very long. Superb. Drink from 2028-2037.
Producer
Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet
This has got to be the most well organised cellar in the Côte de Beaune. Jean-Philippe’s attention to detail in his winery is a good indication of his handling of fruit, and goes some way to explaining the precise and distinct characteristics found in his wines each possessing their own unique timbre. These wines are made with great care and patience, and all enjoy 12 months in barrel (he tends to use larger 600 litre demi-...Read more
This has got to be the most well organised cellar in the Côte de Beaune. Jean-Philippe’s attention to detail in his winery is a good indication of his handling of fruit, and goes some way to explaining the precise and distinct characteristics found in his wines each possessing their own unique timbre. These wines are made with great care and patience, and all enjoy 12 months in barrel (he tends to use larger 600 litre demi-muids rather than the traditional 228 litre pièces) followed by a further 6 months on fine lees in tank. His painstaking attention to detail is demonstrated in his wines, which are pure and seamless. Though most of his wines are only village lieux dits, they could easily be mistaken for premiers crus.Read less
Region
Meursault
Meursault is the first great white wine area that one stumbles upon on leaving Beaune. Unlike other white dominated appellations in Burgundy, Meursault has no grand cru vineyards. It nonetheless has significant flair and power which make up for this deficiency. Indeed, if tasted blind some of these wines could even surpass other Burgundian grand crus. They are no fainting daisies. This may partially be due to Meursault's lower water table which enables the roots to delve deep in the soil picking up many trace minerals and which further stresses the vines. In addition, the cellars are more profound and cooler, enabling long fermentations, which increase complexity and longevity. Some interesting red wines are also made.