Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault Meix Sous le Chateau 2021

Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault Meix Sous le Chateau 2021

The vines in this lieu-dit were planted in 1953. This tiny, steep, west facing site in the middle of the village is classically Meursault in character, with citrus and mineral notes, beautifully pure fruit in the mid-palate and fine length. Fichet’s methods reflect his philosophy: he is famously meticulous and abhors taking short cuts. His low yields, the foremost key to quality, are achieved through severe winter pruning rather than by green harvesting. And he believes his wines’ expressiveness is enhanced through a patient eighteen- month élevage, with little new oak employed, and by avoiding aggressive lees stirring.

The wines that Jean-Philippe Fichet is making today have few rivals for their class in Burgundy, and they could be unmatched in their transparency and expressiveness.

This is also sufficiently reduced to be impossible to properly read. The finer but not denser middleweight flavors possess a generous mouthfeel along with a certain reserve that becomes more apparent on the sneaky long, balanced and notably dry finale. This could use better depth but more should almost certainly develop if allowed a few years of cellaring first. -  Burghound