Jacques Prieur Montrachet Grand Cru 2020

Name: Jacques Prieur Montrachet Grand Cru 2020
Brand: Jacques Prieur
SKU: CELJACQPRIEUR8
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About this Wine

Famed since the end of the 18th century, the very special nature of the Montrachet vineyard contributes to its stature as the greatest white wine in the world. As always, it is the poverty of its terroir, located on a barren hill of pebbles and clay (Montrachet meaning "bald mountain" in ancient French) that generates a wine of such unusual complexity and richness. Straddling the communes of Puligny and Chassagne, the vineyard is today divided between 17 owners. With its beautiful golden visual aspect, the aromas of this rich, unctuous wine literally coat the palate with notes of yellow and white fruit, spices and cream. The nose is dense, rich and complex, with aromas of fresh mint, eucalyptus, truffles and pastry. The palate is intense and powerful, with mineral, roasted, toasted and menthol flavours. The aromatic persistence, the mouthfeel and heat at the end of the palate are incomparable. A wine of intense concentration, requiring many years to reach perfection. When at its peak, Jacques Prieur's Montrachet develops an unparalleled aromatic richness and complexity. This wine can be aged for 10 years or more.

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Brand	Jacques Prieur
Vintage	2020

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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