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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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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.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
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
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+
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