Domaine Jacques Prieur

Beaune Clos de la Feguine 1er Cru Monopole Domaine Jacques Prieur 2018

Volnay Les Santenots 1er Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2018

Pommard Charmots 1er Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2017

Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2017

Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2016

Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2017

This is made from just under a hectare of vines, adjacent to the domaine, over the road from Clos de la Barre, within the village of Meursault. Ripe and effusive, with bright white peach fruit and juicy acidity, this will hit the ground running. It is vinified in a mixture of foudre and barrel

A prestigious, quality estate, based in Meursault but with vineyards extending from the Côte de Nuits down to Puligny - wonderful sites overseen by Edouard Labruyère and his exceptional team This is a site with a high proportion of clay, with more topsoil than other vineyards. Spicy and exotic, rather flamboyant with great density. The tannins are powerful but beautifully extracted and the wine has good ageing potential, whilst tasting well young. 50% whole bunch fermentation here, with ageing in 20% new oak. Only 18 hectolitres per hectare were produced in 2016 due to frost - so something of a rarity.

This is from the youngest of the Domaine Jacques Prieur vines, planted in 2003 – so already a respectable age, their youthful vigour restricted in any case by strict viticultural discipline. Bright gold, this combines apple pastries, warm and caramelised, with stone fruit and citrus elements. There is a fresh uplifting acidity, bright, a good foil to the opulent, layered fruit. Juicy, with lemon zest intensity, it will makes for smiles all round – terrific balance

Beaune Blanc Greves 1er Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2016

A beautiful, lustrous plum-ruby, this presents a blend of red and black fruit on the nose, both fresh berries and warmed compote, very bright and inviting. The palate is more obviously perfumed, floral and upbeat, with red fruit complemented by rose violet and delicate savoury hints - taut and mineral, it makes a great food wine.

This is from the youngest of Domaine Jacques Prieur's domaine’s vines, planted in 2003. The first vintage was 2009. Fine perfume and white flowers on the nose, with a delicate crushed rock aspect. The palate has an adroit, linear build, with a crunchiness of fruit and a rigorous backbone of acidity. This is mineral-driven, with a lovely saline precision. Only eight barrels were made, two of which were new.

Volnay Les Santenots 1er Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2014

The premier cru Charmots lies directly above Clos des Epeneaux. A spiced nose of tea leaf and dried herbs, leading into a palate of exotically spiced red berries, with firm tannins (this is Pommard, after all) on their best behaviour, guiding and corralling the fruit. You have to try hard to find a better Pommard! 100% whole bunch treatment again this year, with 30% new oak. (Indeed, Nadine affirmed, “This will always be 100% whole bunch – the floral, spiced, aerian style…”)

Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru Domaine Jacques Prieur 2016