Domaine Michel Juillot : Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" 2024 from Domaine Michel Juillot

Tasting

Appearance

The wine shows a red hue, typical of Pinot Noir from the Côte Chalonnaise.

Nose

The nose reveals a bouquet of mingled black and red berries, underpinned by an earthy, mineral character typical of the Mercurey terroir.

Palate

On the palate, the wine displays fine concentration and a structured texture, the result of accomplished phenolic ripeness, leading to a complex, balanced finish.

Food and wine pairing

This wine pairs beautifully with slow-braised red meats in sauce, such as beef Stroganoff served with potatoes boiled in their skins.

Serving and cellaring

The Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" 2024 is best enjoyed at a serving temperature of around 16°C. With an estimated ageing potential of 5 to 6 years, it can be enjoyed until around 2029-2030.

The Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" from Domaine Michel Juillot, between black fruit and minerality

The estate

Established for several generations in Mercurey, in Burgundy, Domaine Michel Juillot experienced decisive growth from 1963, when Michel Juillot took over the estate and multiplied its size sixfold in twenty years. Today it is run by owner Laurent Juillot, alongside his son Pierre, who has been involved in the winemaking since 2020. The estate extends over about thirty hectares spread across Mercurey, Mercurey Premier Cru, Rully and two Grands Crus of Aloxe-Corton. Committed to sustainable viticulture certified HVE, the estate cultivates only its own vines, never buying in grapes, and exports its wines to many countries.

The vineyard

The Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" red comes from a clay-limestone terroir mixed with beige marls and hard stones at the surface, located at an altitude of 252 metres with an east-southeast exposure. The Pinot Noir vines, planted in 1958 and 1982, benefit from a well-drained soil that favours even ripening of the grapes within this village-level Climat of the Mercurey appellation, in the Côte Chalonnaise.

Winemaking and ageing

The Mercurey Village "Les Vignes de Maillonge" 2024 is vinified from hand-harvested grapes, sorted on a sorting table before being fully destemmed. Maceration takes place in open vats for 16 days at controlled temperature, with indigenous yeasts that encourage a natural expression of the terroir. Pressing is carried out in a vertical press, then the wine is aged for 16 months in oak barrels, 15% of which are new, after complete malolactic fermentation.

Grape variety

This wine is made from 100% Pinot Noir, the emblematic grape variety of Burgundy reds.