Domaine Bader Mimeur
(Chateau de Chassagne-Montrachet) "Le Limozin" Meursault Blanc 2022
(Burgundy, France)
Regular price $90.00 Sale price $82.97 Save $7.03
About the Winery:
The Bader-Mimeur estate was born from the alliance of the Burgundy families Nié-Bader and Mimeur. The family has owned and managed vines in and around Chassagne-Montrachet since the 1700’s. In 1919, the founder Charles Mimeur, then a wine-grower in the Maranges region of Burgundy, acquired the 5 prestigious hectares of vines from the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet. His daughter Elise married Charles Bader, who took over the reins. The estate passed on from generation to generation, operated by Marie-Pierre Bader and husband Alain Fossier until 2020 when their children Nathalie and Sébastien took over (Fossier away in 2021).
The vineyard now extends over 8 hectares, mainly in Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin, and the Bader-Mimeur family owns and manages 98% of the vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet as well as other vines located in the Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin villages.
About this Wine:
These grapes are from a well-located plot called "Le Limozin" between the two famous Premiers Crus "Les Genevrières" and "Les Charmes", and after being vinified are aged in oak barrels for 10 months, 20% new barrels with regular stirring of the lees.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard management: Integrated pest management, zero herbicides. Partial grassing with mechanical soil work. High Environmental Value Level 3 Certification.
Winemaking: Manual harvest only in crates of 30 kg maximum. The whole bunches are pressed in a pneumatic press. The grape juice is then cold settled before being gravity-fed within 24 hours. Alcoholic fermentation is done entirely in barrels and naturally using indigenous yeasts.
Aging: In French oak barrels for 10 months. 20% new barrels. Regular stirring of the lees.
Storage potential: About 10 years
Food and wine pairings: Duck foie gras on toast, Hake bellevue, Sea bream in a salt crust, Roasted sea bass, Salmon steak in foil, Bouquet of prawns à la plancha, Lobster salad with young vegetables, Pressed salmon with caviar, Grilled lobster, fillet of sea fish with cream, Trout meunière, chicken with cream, Asparagus, etc.
Tasting Notes:
An assertive Meursault, with rich notes of pear, confit lemon all wrapped in buttery baked goods. The palate is full-bodied with flavors of baked apples and white flowers with a touch of almonds.