Domaine Pierre Boisson : Meursault Village "Les Criots" 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Meursault Village "Les Criots" 2023 from Domaine Pierre Boisson

Tasting

Appearance

The colour is a bright pale yellow with golden highlights, typical of Meursault Chardonnays.

Nose

The nose reveals a ripe, complex aromatic profile, blending citrus (lemon, grapefruit) and white peach with buttery notes from ageing. Touches of nuts, almond and fresh hazelnut complete the bouquet, carried by a minerality that is perceptible from the very first sniff.

Palate

The palate is both powerful and complex, with a creamy texture perfectly balanced by lively acidity. Flavours of citrus, hazelnut and fresh butter unfold with breadth, supported by a mineral, saline framework that gives the wine a beautiful tension. The long, savoury finish precisely underlines the Burgundy origin of this cuvée.

Food and wine pairings

This Meursault "Les Criots" 2023 will ideally accompany noble fish in sauce, such as a fillet of sea bass or a sole meunière, as well as shellfish such as langoustines or pan-seared scallops. It also pairs very well with white meats, in particular quality poultry in a cream sauce, and can be enjoyed with aged hard cheeses.

Serving and cellaring

The Meursault Village "Les Criots" 2023 is ideally served between 10 and 12°C. This wine can be enjoyed young to appreciate its freshness, but it also has the ageing potential to evolve favourably for several years in the cellar.

A saline, vertical Meursault Village from Domaine Pierre Boisson

The estate

The Domaine Pierre Boisson is the estate run by Pierre Boisson, which emerged from the historic family domaine based in Meursault and known as Boisson-Vadot. Located in Meursault, in Burgundy, the domaine is part of a long family winemaking tradition. Pierre Boisson practises demanding viticulture there, based on soil-friendly methods, with mechanical soil cultivation and a pursuit of precise expressions of terroir, enhanced by carefully managed ageing.

The vineyard

The "Les Criots" cuvée comes from a lieu-dit within the Meursault appellation, characterised by limestone soils that give the wines a particular density and savouriness. This terroir, farmed using methods that respect the living environment, benefits from hand harvesting, which preserves the quality of the grapes from these parcels.

The vintage

In Meursault, the 2023 vintage stands out for its accomplished ripeness and fine concentration, while retaining freshness and energy when picked at the right moment. In this context, this cuvée combines richness of substance with tension, offering a profile that is at once ripe, precise and balanced.

Winemaking and ageing

The Meursault Village "Les Criots" 2023 is vinified and aged according to the region's quality-focused practices, with barrel fermentation and a long ageing on the lees, in mostly older barrels in order to preserve the expression of the terroir. Lees stirring is carried out with restraint to add texture without masking the wine's tension. Bottling takes place after a prolonged ageing, with limited intervention in order to preserve the purity of the fruit.

Grape variety

This wine is made from 100% Chardonnay, the emblematic grape variety of the white wines of the Côte de Beaune and of the Meursault appellation.