Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru La Cailloute 2022

Name: Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru La Cailloute 2022
Brand: Domaine Theulot Juillot
SKU: BIB24563-750
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About this Wine

This 1.73-hectare monopole vineyard lies above Les Croichots and was originally acquired by Nathalie’s grandfather. The domaine makes red and white from this terroir, the latter from a band of grey marlstone that abuts the forest at the top of the vineyard. The red is drawn from two parcels on thickish red clay over hard oolitic limestone. The first parcel, planted in 1979, brings finesse, while the second—planted a year later—delivers structure and colour.

The sum of these parts is this domaine’s most elegant and sophisticated red. Jasper Morris MW writes that this wine is “noted for its variations on a theme of cherry flavours”. In 2022, these cherry flavours are sweet and flowing, complemented by succulent freshness, svelte, seamless tannins and juicy, balanced length worthy of the domaine’s top red. It’s little wonder Nathalie Theulot calls this cuvée mon chouchou, an affectionate French nickname for someone dear to you.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Pinot Noir
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Brand	Domaine Theulot Juillot
Vintage	2022

Wines from Burgundy

A legendary wine region setting the benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay worldwide. In the Jurassic time period, the area was part of a vast, tropical sea. Over hundreds of millions of years, the seabed transformed into various layers of limestone, sandstone and clay soils that have entrapped the fossils of ancient sea creatures. These soils are the secret behind the zesty minerality that Burgundy wines are famous for.

Burgundy is probably the most terroir-centric wine region in France. Huge emphasis is placed on the specific vineyard, soil type, elevation, and angle of slope where the wines were made. This is reflected on the wine's labels where appellations are more prominently displayed compared to the producers’ names.

The most prestigious wines of the region come from a long and narrow escarpment called the Côte d'Or split into the Côte de Nuits to the north and the Côte de Beaune to the south. Côte de Nuits produces many of the world’s finest Pinot Noir’s, all but one of Burgundy’s red Grand Crus are made in this area. Whilst interestingly, the opposite is true for the Côte de Beaune where all but one of the Chardonnay Grand Crus are made. From this information it may seem you should be buying a Pinot from the North and Chardonnay from the south, that is only true for the pinnacle of Burgundian wines. Both outstanding reds and whites are produced throughout the Côte d'Or.

In Burgundy, they use a wine quality tier system that goes:
Grand Crus 1.4% of total production
Premier (1er) Crus 10.2% of total production
Appellations Villages 37.3% of total production
Appellations Regionales 51.1% of total production

When one refers to “Burgundy wines” they are usually talking about those produced in and around the Côte d'Or. While the Chardonnay’s from Chablis and the Gamay’s from Beaujolais are formally apart of the Burgundy wine region, those subregions are generally referred to by their own names rather than being considered “Burgundy wines”.

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