{"product_id":"jean-philippe-fichet-meursault-gruyaches-2024","title":"Jean Philippe Fichet Meursault Gruyaches 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGruyaches is a village vineyard boxed in on two sides by Meursault-Charmes, and it sits at the foot of that premier cru slope. Vineyards at the base of a Burgundian hill collect everything that washes down from above, which means deeper, richer, wetter ground and vines that grow too vigorously if nobody intervenes. Jean-Philippe Fichet installed drainage here in the late 1990s specifically to rein that vigor in. The vines were planted in 1928, making them the oldest at the domaine. Deep soil, old roots, and premier cru on two flanks account for why this is the fullest and richest of Fichet's Meursault lieux-dits, and the one that gains most from time in bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChardonnay from a single small parcel, around 325 cases. Fermentation and malolactic both happen in barrel, and the wine rests eighteen months on its lees before bottling. Where Fichet's other lieux-dits are cut narrow, this one is built wide, and the low-lying site gives it mid-palate weight that his hillside wines never have. 2024 shaped it. Chardonnay flowered in a better window than Pinot Noir but bunch weights came in abnormally low, so there was far less juice than the wet season implied; Chardonnay yields across the Cote de Beaune landed around 40 to 45 hectoliters per hectare, roughly a quarter down. Picking on the Cote de Beaune ran September 12 to 17 in a narrow dry window, and most growers chaptalized by half a degree. Expect yellow plum, lemon curd, almond, and a saline, faintly bitter close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFichet's reputation rests substantially on restraint. He completed a new cellar for the 2009 vintage that finally brought every stage of production under one roof, and he uses it to run one of the least interventionist elevages in Meursault: fermentation and malolactic in barrel, a six-year barrel rotation that keeps new oak scarce, batonnage held back rather than applied to a calendar, and eighteen unhurried months before bottling. A fire in May 2021 took out part of the cuverie and charred a run of barrels, though analysis confirmed the wine inside was unharmed. Meursault's unusually low water table drives roots deep into stone, and the entire method here exists to let that come through the glass undisturbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLobster roasted with butter and tarragon has the sweetness and richness to meet this wine's breadth, and the acidity keeps the whole thing from turning heavy. Veal scaloppine with mushrooms and cream is the classic answer, and it holds. Roast pork loin with apples and sage plays to the yellow-fruit register. For a cheese, a young Beaufort. This is the Fichet to open when you want white Burgundy that fills the glass instead of cutting through it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natural","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51015852064991,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P8090080.jpg?v=1786310850","url":"https:\/\/danverwinemerchant.com\/products\/jean-philippe-fichet-meursault-gruyaches-2024","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}