Domaine Gaelle et Jerome Meunier Mercurey 1er Cru

Husband and wife Jerome and Gaelle Meunier might be new to the Burgundy scene, but they're wines are already getting much-deserved recognition. Founded in 2005, this dynamic duo farm and make their wines the old way, the low and slow way. That means clean farming, hand harvesting, and long and cool fermentations with native yeasts. To taste their 2020 Mercurey 1er Cru is to taste a wonderful wine from a wonderful vintage from a rising star producer.

The wine comes from two separate parcels, and the vines are 45 to 65 years old. The duo prune their vines severely to lower yields, get better ripeness, and ultimately to attain better tasting, deeper flavored grapes. It's working! Just 200 cases of this layered, complex, and savory Red Burgundy were made in the ripe and forward 2020 vintage. It is a wonderful value to drink now or to lay down for 7-8 years.