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Lowest shop price 2023 / 750ml ≈ $243.18Original CHF 201.00 fr.millesima.ch ↗

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2024 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: very pale, bright lime-juice colour; fresh limestone, Granny Smith and Reinette apple, pear, white peach or nectarine, fine herbs, lavender, white and water flowers, honey candy and nougat; juicy and supple, with citrus, Sichuan and white pepper, green curry, tea and mint; sapid, straight, lemon-led and persistent.
Food Pairing Sole meunière, salmon with sorrel, scallops with leek and Noilly Prat, veal sweetbread with Champagne, or—after longer cellaring—farm-raised chicken Vallée d’Auge.

2023 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Region Charmes
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The specialist vendor's 2023 technical listing reports manual harvesting, barrel maturation with approximately 20% new barrels and the balance in barrels used for one, two or three wines, and estate bottling. It recommends serving at 12–14°C and gives a 10–15-year longevity range.
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: bright green highlights; almonds and almond milk, hazelnut, caramelised pear, white peach, chervil, basil, lavender, fruit blossom, buttered bread, musk and oriental spices; full-bodied, fleshy and sappy, with walnut and sesame oils, baked apple, yellow peach, apricot, mango and mandarin; pervasive, saline finish.
Food Pairing Veal fillet with ceps and gratin dauphinois, Bresse chicken with cream and mushrooms, turbot with hollandaise, or—after longer cellaring—roast goose with morels and spätzle.
Critics Ratings 96

2022 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: gold with green highlights; candied and exotic fruit including pineapple, yellow peach, mango, quince and apricot, with candied citrus, water plants, apple, pear, bergamot, musk and incense; full-bodied, dense and expansive, with saffron, chilli, curry, orange, grapefruit and passion fruit; long, powerful, mineral and nutmeg-laden finish.
Food Pairing After cellaring, oven-cooked turbot or salmon with rich purée, or veal chop with porcini.

2021 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: delicate dried fruit and flowers, spring freshness, acacia, white flowers, honey candy, vanilla and custard, with white- and yellow-fruit coulis, peach, Williams pear, caramel and dulce de leche; citrus, orange and mandarin juice, melon, mango, pineapple and apricot; intense, precise and long.
Food Pairing Turbot with hollandaise, or after further cellaring, veal fillet with ceps.

2020 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: hazelnut, praline, poached pear, melted butter, white peach, roasted apple, pineapple, apricot, honey, gingerbread, orange blossom, saffron, curry, Sichuan pepper and juniper; candied pear and quince, yellow peach, mango, clementine, citrus tart and mirabelle; very long, persistent and optimally ripe.

2019 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: dried fruit with subtle lactic and pastry notes; unusually fresh lavender, lime blossom, mint, eucalyptus, ginger, white pepper, bay and cardamom, plus white fruit, yogurt and citrus blossom; poached white fruit, pear, apple, bergamot, allspice, nutmeg, candied orange, quince and kumquat; long and spice-driven.

2018 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: solid, concentrated and mineral, with dried fruit, cashew, hazelnut, walnut, nougat, pine nut, candied citrus, kumquat, honey and brown sugar; juicy yet dense, with marmalade, mandarin peel, gingerbread and candied plum; intensely persistent.

2017 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: lightly poached pear, apple and white peach, Causses honey, Alpine-cheese rind, iron, lead and rock; juicy and opulent but dense, with Isigny caramel, melted butter, flowers, sweet spices, cinnamon, turmeric and pastry notes; sapid and unusually persistent.
Food Pairing Grilled sole after decanting, or turbot with Béarnaise after extended cellaring.

2016 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: violet, fresh butter, honey, Earl Grey, wasabi, black radish, pear, apple, barley sugar and orange peel; increasingly mineral and spicy, with anise, hazelnut, almond, cardamom, clove, pepper, bay and eucalyptus; juicy white fruit and a vertical, mineral profile.

2015 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: poached white fruit, praline, dried fruit, churned butter, sweet almond oil and frangipane; full, voluptuous and opulent without heaviness, with a very long finish and white-truffle nuance.

2014 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: soft and poetic, with burnt-twig empyreumatic notes, honey, poached white fruit, pine nut, almond, grape jam, marmalade, cut grass, grey pepper and musk; citrus, apple, white chocolate and white pepper; straight, highly mineral and exceptionally long.

2013 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: delicate yet deeply mineral, evoking iron and steel, with white fruit, cold milk, radish, cucumber, eucalyptus and green tea; upright, tense, powerful and gradually complex.

2012 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: concentrated butter, milk, crème fraîche, melted cheese, nougat, honey, orange, wheat and Turkish Delight; voluminous yet fresh and powerful, with very long persistence.

2011 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: white truffle, savoury meat, mushrooms, poached and candied white fruit, sweet spice and nutmeg, developing lime, guava, pomegranate, passion fruit and lemon sorbet; buttery and creamy, then sharper with citrus and minerality.

2010 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: intense, empyreumatic and closed, with rubber, complex spices, mineralised-water character and extraordinary tension; rated 93+.

2009 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: sensual and energetic, with caramel, white chocolate, praline, roasted almond and dried fruit; a fruit-filled, elastic and savoury palate with a direct, intense finish.

2008 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Rafael Gimenez-Fauvety: Moroccan honey cake, pine nut, violet, lily, pollen, white flowers and orange blossom; fresh and elegant with aeration; winter pear, poached white fruit and grape, with substantial flesh and structure; powerful, rocky and very long.

2007 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Tasting Notes Winter and Williams pear, Paris-Brest and millefeuille pastries and dried fruit; fresh and racy palate, with an empyreumatic, intensely mineral and highly persistent finish.

2006 Technical Specifications

Region Charmes
Production Details For serving, the producer-hosted vintage note recommends opening the bottle for five to six hours followed by one hour in a broad decanter, and keeping the serving temperature at no more than 12°C.
Tasting Notes Opulent and generous, with confit fruit, white truffle, honey, butter, white-meat and veal-bone notes.
Food Pairing Rich, fatty fish such as turbot or salmon with beurre blanc or hollandaise and potato purée; Mont d'Or, mature Reblochon or rind-trimmed Brie de Meaux.

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Producer Information

Address
7 RD 974, 21190 Meursault, France
Phone
+33 3 80 21 25 11
Owner
François Mikulski
Cellarmaster
François Mikulski

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