2022 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, Domaine Ballot-Millot

2022 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, Domaine Ballot-Millot

Smooth, silky, bright and incisive. There is a lot to like here. The Ballot-Millot vines sit at the top of the parcel right next to Lafon’s. This location gives a dialled-up minerality, setting it apart from the richer examples produced further down the slope. As classical as they come in Meursault.

Critic score
92/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Les Charmes (1er Cru), Meursault, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
  • Grape
    Chardonnay
  • Maturity
    Young 2025 - 2035info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13%
  • Classification
    Premier Cru

Tasting notes

The Charmes shows higher alcohol, more lees and some need of a light sulphuring. Mid lemon yellow, and the nose has a ripe apple note, after a late malolactic and could use freshening. These are temporary details. The situation dries out the mouth a little bit for now, but there is certainly an adequate volume of fruit and I am sure this wine will turn out much at the top end of this range. Drink from 2028-2034. Tasted: October 2023.

Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (January 2024)
90—94/100

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