2016 Jacques Prieur Meursault 1er Cru Santenots

Domaine Jacques Prieur

France / Burgundy / Domaine Jacques Prieur

East exposure with deep soil alternating between limestone and limestone agglomerates with clear marl and silt - a balance between earth and stone that tends to make for a highly mineral wine. 16-year old-vines. 20 months' élevage.

December, 2017

Neal Martin

Wine Advocate

86-88 points

The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Santenots felt a little muffled on the nose compared to some of Prieur's Beaune premier crus. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity that lends tension, although I find this is missing some complexity on the finish, albeit redeemed partly by the salinity on the aftertaste. This would be more for early drinking.

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About Domaine Jacques Prieur

Since 1868, Domaine Jacques Prieur has created one of the rarest mosaics of terroirs in Burgundy. Today it’s probably the only estate with vineyards on the greatest appellations both of Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, including Chambertin, Musigny, Clos Vougeot, Echézeaux, Corton, Meursault and Montrachet. This amazing collection is completed by other prestigious appellations and three clos monopole sites. Several of these phenomenal parcels of vines were snapped up at the turn of the 20th century by Jacques' great uncle. Current custodians, the Labruyère family of southern Burgundy, became involved in 1988. The domaine, which switched to 100% organic viticulture in 2000, is nowadays run by Edouard Labruyère alongside the heirs of the Prieur family. The warm and acutely intelligent Nadine Gublin serves as oenologist, a position she has held since 1990. Steeped in tradition and armed with a quality-at-all-costs philosophy, the lofty standards of this great domaine keep on climbing.

About

Nadine has been oenologist at the Labruyère family's Burgundy estate Domaine Jacques Prieur's since 1990. She has been technical manager there since 2009, when she also took the same role at Domaine Labruyère in Moulin-à-Vent. Well-known among fine wine enthusiasts for many years, in 1998 she was name Best French Winemaker by the highly respected Revue du Vin de France. She is an advocate of sustained farming, precise winemaking and optimal ripeness.