Domaine du Meix Foulot, Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru "Les Veleys", 2020
While the rest of the Burgundy market races to sell the youngest, tightest vintages, Meix Foulot lets its wines arrive when they're actually ready to drink — and here that means a 2020 red with six years of age already behind it. Agnès de Launay runs this fiercely traditional estate as a true Mercurey specialist: not a single vine outside the village, virtually no new oak, and old, low-yielding parcels on steep limestone. "Les Veleys" is the domaine's most classic premier cru site, southeast-facing and structured, long considered one of the most ageworthy wines of the appellation. 2020 was a warm, generous year, but Mercurey's higher elevation kept it vibrant rather than heavy. This is savory, honest, ready-now red Burgundy at a price the Côte d'Or forgot how to offer.
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While the rest of the Burgundy market races to sell the youngest, tightest vintages, Meix Foulot lets its wines arrive when they're actually ready to drink — and here that means a 2020 red with six years of age already behind it. Agnès de Launay runs this fiercely traditional estate as a true Mercurey specialist: not a single vine outside the village, virtually no new oak, and old, low-yielding parcels on steep limestone. "Les Veleys" is the domaine's most classic premier cru site, southeast-facing and structured, long considered one of the most ageworthy wines of the appellation. 2020 was a warm, generous year, but Mercurey's higher elevation kept it vibrant rather than heavy. This is savory, honest, ready-now red Burgundy at a price the Côte d'Or forgot how to offer.
