Domaine Albert GrivaultMeursault 1er Cru 'Clos des Perrières' 2016

Product code: 8433
£118.60 inc VAT
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Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Côte de Beaune
Type
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Chardonnay
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
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Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Côte de Beaune
Type
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Chardonnay
Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Product Notes

Domaine Albert Grivault Meursault 1er Cru 'Clos des Perrières' is an elegant and complex white wine that hails from the famed Meursault vineyards in Burgundy, France. This premier cru wine is made using the highly prized chardonnay grapes, which are carefully handpicked from the small, enclosed vineyard of Clos des Perrières. The wine has a bright golden hue and it displays aromas of honey, butter, and toasty oak with notes of ripe apple. On the palate, it is rich and full-bodied, with layers of complex fruit flavors and a subtle minerality that adds a refreshing zing to the wine. The finish is long and lingering, with a smooth and creamy texture that makes it an excellent match for fine cuisine and cheese.

About the Winery

Domaine Albert Grivault

Domaine Albert Grivault has a history that spans the life events of four generations of the Grivault family. The winery's founder, Albert Grivault, devoted his life to wine-making following his father's death in 1875. Albert was ambitious and entrepreneurial, taking over a distillery in his village of Meursault in 1877 when he was only 21 years old. In two years, he bought the Clos des Perrières, which was put up for auction, from the heirs of Marquis de La Troche. The Clos des Perrières was an authentic vineyard, stretching over a hectare and reputed in the region for years. He fought against the growing insect attacks that came to Burgundy by using hybrids and grafts.  In 1888, Albert created a distillery in Béziers and developed his vineyard estate the same year. 

Albert was equally successful in both Burgundy and Béziers. He expanded his territory in Burgundy to 15 hectares, including a hectare of Clos de Vougeot, which was later put up for sale and sold in 1931. 

In 1904, Albert gave up a part of his Meursault Charmes vineyard to the Hospices de Beaune. They sell a Hospices vintage in Albert's name annually in remembrance of this act of generosity. With the death of Albert in 1909, his widow took over the estate. Together with their daughters Berthe Grivault and Mathilde Bardet, née Grivault, the estate withstood the effects of the 1929 economic crisis and the two World Wars.

 In 1952, the estate was taken over by Albert's daughters. Albert's grandchildren Michel Bardet with his sisters Marguerite and Denise Chevignard, née Bardet, took over the estate in 1980. In 2004, the estate's responsibility went to the children of Michel Bardet, Claire and Henri-Marc. Claire is currently the estate manager, while Henri-Marc is in charge of the estate's vinification process. Michel still guides them in the ageing of the wines and their marketing.

The estate celebrated its 120th anniversary in 1999 with the organisation of the Clos des Perrières Tasting in the Royal Monceau in Paris. On the occasion of the estate’s 140th anniversary, a special Clos des Perrières Tasting was organised in Beaune’s Palais des Congrès.

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