Tasted in Meursault with François Buisson, 30 March 2022.
Domaine Buisson-Battault
5 rue du 11 novembre
21190 Meursault
Tel: +33 3 80 21 29 26
www.buisson-battault.com
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François was filtering when I visited – preparing for bottling the following week – just the Bourgogne was already bottled.
François on 2021:
“2021 was the pits – we had less than in 2016 – our Genevrières and Charmes weren’t touched in 2016 – everything was touched in 2021. I’d say that we have at least 70% losses.”
François on 2020:
“For a change, I can say that the 2020 volume was more than acceptable – averaging 50 hl/ha – I’d take that every year. In terms of the vintage style, it reminds me of both 2017 and 2011 – it’s a vintage of balance and quite a saline one too.”
The wines…
2020 is a strong vintage here – at this address it’s the 1ers that excell in this vintage…
DIAM for the aligoté and part of the Bourgogne, but cork for the other wines:
2020 Meursault Vieilles-Vignes
This VV includes grapes from Pellans, Corbin and Malpiorier. ‘The name of this is a little marketing but the customers like it. For me, 40 years is the starting point for old vines but some are 80 here.’
Ooh, directly this is clearly a proper Meursault nose – super. Open concentrated but still alive. Vibrant despite the finishing concentration. Clearly excellent wine.
2020 Meursault Le Limozin
A little rounder and more lemon in aromatic style. A wine that becomes ever more intense – still a wine of concentration and warm Meursault spice – really super finishing.
2020 Meursault Les Creots
Near Santenots.
Deeper, nobly reductive. In the mouth too – broad, concentrated – like all – but still with plenty of energy. I still have the impression that this is a wine to keep but super wine – texturally super too. Chalky finishing.
2020 Meursault 1er Les Charmes
‘From the bottom of the top and top of bottom’ – ie the middle!
Some higher tones to this more perfumed wine. Faintly reductive gain but with extra in all directions, mobile super wine – simply excellent – indeed great finishing.
The largest volume 1er here, though not domaine vines.
Open, clarity, though a nose that’s less intense. Super in the mouth – dimension and energy, clarity of flavour despite a modest reduction. Vibrantly finishing. Bravo!
A softer and more floral-perfumed nose – certainly more elegant. Yes! Cool fruit, modest structure, so mouth-watering, practically juicy. Oh yes, that’s a great one!
A broader nose, very Meursault with some ginger-spice counterpoint to the freshness. This shows its structure more but only a little more – a similar mouth-watering, almost juicy style to the flavours. Waves of flavour in this finish – I don’t usually rate Poruzots as high as other some other crus but this is right up there, just a little more structure to see.
And to finish – the only bottled wine:
2020 Bourgogne Chardonnay
Large scaled, broad, a little floral too – after some great 1ers this is still rather good. Incisive, then just a little cushion, growing broader, properly mouth-watering. Lovely acidity, a faint caramel but there’s no new oak in this cuvée, surprisingly long after the last wines too. Clearly excellent wine!