Wine Patrick Javillier, Meursault "Cuvee Tete de Murger", 2016
Tasting Notes
Wine brilliant golden yellow color.
Fresh, round wine with good minerality, balanced acidity and excellent structure. Fruity wine ends a long finish.
An elegant bouquet of the wine is filled with tones of white flowers, yellow and white fruits and light hints of spice.
The wine is usually supplied to molluscs and noble fish species.
Interesting Facts
Wine Meursault "Cuvee Tete de Murger" created from Chardonnay grapes, shot 30-year-old vines growing on the territory of two vineyards. Berries collected in the "Casse-Tetes", give the wine a refreshing minerality and fruit of the vineyard "Le de Myurzhe Montélier" provide a wealth of taste and duration. In the production of wine used for traditional Domain technology, when the process of fermentation and subsequent aging wine on the lees, which lasts more than a year, take place in French oak barrels. Before bottling the wine undergoes a light filtration. Very elegant, "Cuvee Tete de Murger" has great aging potential, and is in the bottle, does not lose its unique characteristics of 8-10 years.
Domaine Patrick Javillier is located in the "heart" of Burgundy - in the famous village of Meursault, which is the center of the wine department of Côte-d'Or. Zhavile family settled in the area centuries ago and always the activities of its members has been associated with viticulture and winemaking.
Returning from the war in 1945, Raymond Zhavile, father of the current owner Patrick took over the management of small family vineyards and gradually, through new acquisitions in the area Meursault, increased their area of 3 hectares. So how to live only at the expense of making wine was not possible, Raymond parallel engaged in supplying Burgundy wine to the UK market.
Patrick Zhavile, received a diploma enologist at the University of Dijon, created his first wine in 1974 and has since been responsible for the quality of all products. After the release of his father retired, his son inherited negotsiansky business and vineyards. During the years of domain management, it has expanded to 10 acres of farm and today specializes in the production of white wines only from grapes of Chardonnay and red - exclusively from Pinot Noir. Separately vinifitsiruya harvest each vineyard, Patrick seeks to preserve and highlight the unique characteristics of each terroir. Then the method of assembling it creates a completely new wine organoleptic characteristics are not inferior to the best wines of Grand Cru Class.
