Meursault Vigne de 1945

Domaine Buisson-Charles

Meursault Vigne de 1945

Producer
Domaine Buisson-Charles

Country
France

Region
Burgundy

Sub-Region
Côte de Beaune

Appellation
Meursault

Farming
Sustainable, Organic, Vegan

Varieties
100% Chardonnay

Vineyards & Viticulture
From Les Pellans, just below Charmes 1er Cru and adjacent to Puligny-Montrachet. Vines planted in 1945 from selection massale from pre-phylloxera vines. The three-meter-deep marl and clay holds water well.

Soils
Limestone marl

Harvest & Vinification
This has been a separate bottling from the VV cuvée since the 2015 vintage. Pressed and then gravity fed into barrel for fermentation with native yeast. Aged 12 months in barrel (20% new), then racked and aged another six months in tank.