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2022 St Véran, Le Grand Bussière, Olivier Merlin, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful (Drink 2024 - 2032)
Neal Martin
87/100
Allen Meadows
88/100
Jasper Morris MW
89-91/100
Product: 20221171556

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2022 St Véran, Le Grand Bussière, Olivier Merlin, Burgundy

Description

There is a bit more clay in this vineyard, which helped mitigate the low yield from the drought. It’s an early-ripening site and planted with a good proportion of Chardonnay Musqué, which imparts an almost honeysuckle florality, and the palate is full and creamy. There are some vines here from 1962: also Olivier’s year of birth.

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Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2032)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Olivier Merlin

Critics reviews

Neal Martin 87/100

The 2022 Saint-Véran Le Grand Bussière comes from vines close to the village of Prissé, tends to be picked earlier and contains a little Chardonnay Muscaté. It has an attractive bouquet with yellow fruit, nectarine, and lanolin scents. The nose is well-defined and has good vigour. The palate has a slightly honeyed entry with a tiny but tangible Muscat-like note. The 2022 is pretty with a weighty finish. Fine.

Drink 2024 - 2029
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Aug 2024)
Allen Meadows 88/100

A ripe and layered nose is also vaguely exotic, with background nuances of pineapple, lychee, and white peach. The delicious, nicely voluminous, and generously proportioned middle-weight flavours conclude in a lingering citrus-tinged finale that is just a bit firmer.

Drink 2026+
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Oct 2024)
Jasper Morris MW 89-91/100

Paler in colour, lemon and lime, but still a touch of muscat on the nose on top of white fruit, with more tension and acidity. Delightful balance and aftertaste, with plenty more waiting in the background.

Drink 2025 - 2029
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (May 2023)

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