Mercurey, En Sazenay, 1er Cru, 2019
You'd be hard pushed to finder a softer, more delicate and engaging Mercurey than this. Not deep or powerful, this offers simple but beautiful Pinot qualities of charm, lightness, balance and perfume. Alluring, easy to enjoy and soft-textured flavours of cherry, plum and raspberry. A joy. A 1.81ha parcel situated at the top of a steep east-facing slope. De-stalked and aged in 20% new oak barrels for 12 months followed by 6 months in tank.
critic reviews
The 2019 Mercurey Sazenay 1er Cru comes from a 1.8-hectare parcel, half replanted in Pinot Fin in 1998 and the rest replanted in 2015. It has a little more richness and opulence compared with the Les Saumonts, sporting an ebullient red cherry and crushed strawberry nose that rapidly becomes very floral in the glass. The palate is candied on the opening, with orange zest infusing the tart red cherry fruit, a slightly chalky texture and a fresh, vibrant finish. This is really quite excellent. Delicious.