Domaine Jean-Michel Gaunoux Meursault 2022 - 750ml

90pts Vinous

The 2022 Meursault Village, matured in 30% new oak, has a crisp bouquet, admirably purity, again, not complex but focused with touches of yellow fruit and dried honey. The palate is well-balanced with a supple entry. I would have liked a little more acidity here to lend more bite and nervosité on the finish. As such, it is a Meursault that I would broach after two or three years.

Winery Notes

Since his first vintage in 1990, Jean Michel has produced incredibly pure white and red Burgundies, farmed with intention and vinified with a minimum of gloss. Today he and his son Henri run the estate together but with little change. The yields are kept low with short pruning and green harvest. The wines see a maximum of 30% new oak and bottled without fining or filtration. The Meursault village is perhaps the signature wine of the estate. Assembled from four parcels - Les Terres Blanches, Les Pelles, Les Meix Tavaux, and Les Criots - and aged in 20% new oak for just shy of 18 months, this is truly textbook Meursault, with ripe stone fruit and a touch of crisp pineapple offset by a firm mineral core. Even in ripe vintages, this wine is always racy and beautifully fresh.