2015 Mâcon-la Roche Vineuse, Les Cras, Olivier Merlin, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
- Neal Martin MW
- 92/100
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Description
A pale straw colour, this has impressive depth of flavour to the nose which is complex with white fruit and a little oak in the background. There is considerable weight on the palate with a tantalising toastiness and notable length. This cuvée has excellent ageing potential. Drink 2019-2024.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer
This is such a fine-boned, elegant wine, even in a warm vintage like 2015. The nose is quite closed for the time being, with a steely, almost herbaceous character. The palate shows tremendous concentration, suggesting an impressive capacity to age.
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer
Olivier, who normally picks after his neighbours, was out harvesting before them this year, starting at the end of August. The hot, dry wind in that period really concentrated both the sugars and the acidity in the grapes. Everything ripened rapidly so Olivier made sure to privilege his best terroirs, and completed the harvest in five fewer days than usual.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer
This is such a fine-boned, elegant wine, even in a warm vintage like 2015. The nose is quite closed for the time being, with a steely, almost herbaceous character. The palate shows tremendous concentration, suggesting an impressive capacity to age.
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer
Olivier, who normally picks after his neighbours, was out harvesting before them this year, starting at the end of August. The hot, dry wind in that period really concentrated both the sugars and the acidity in the grapes. Everything ripened rapidly so Olivier made sure to privilege his best terroirs, and completed the harvest in five fewer days than usual.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Property Olivier Merlin
Critics reviews
Neal Martin MW 92/100
The 2015 Macon la Roche Vineuse les Cras comes from a single vineyard with a high level of chalk. It was bottled later than others at the end of March 2017. It has a clean and precise bouquet: red apple, yellow flowers and a touch of white peach all very succinct and well defined. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity, very saline in the mouth with a taut and focused, very satisfying finish. This is an outstanding wine for the vintage, though as Olivier Merlin advised, try and cellar this for a few years.Neil Martin - 31/08/2017
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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