Château de Chamirey : Mercurey 1er cru "Clos des Ruelles" Monopole 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Mercurey 1er Cru "Clos des Ruelles" Monopole 2024 from Château de Chamirey

Tasting

Nose
The nose opens with aromas of ripe red fruit, led by raspberry, expressed with intensity and a lovely sense of sweetness.

Palate
The palate is supple, smooth and fluid, carried by a generous core of red fruit cut through by a line of lively acidity. The whole is harmonious, with silky, soft and flowing tannins leading to a charming finish.

Food and Wine Pairings

This wine will pair beautifully with a bœuf bourguignon or roast lamb with aromatic herbs. It also suits mushroom or risotto dishes, as well as medium-aged cheeses.

Serving and Cellaring

The Mercurey 1er cru "Clos des Ruelles" Monopole 2024 can be enjoyed from 2026 and up to around 2034.

A Mercurey 1er Cru Full of Freshness and Finesse

The Estate

Founded in 1932, when Roger de Jouennes received the property as a wedding gift, the wine estate of Château de Chamirey, whose first bottling dates back to 1934, is now run by Amaury and Aurore Devillard, the fifth generation of the family. Located in the heart of Mercurey, in the Côte Chalonnaise, in Burgundy, the estate covers 37 hectares, 15 of which are classified Premier Cru. Its distinctive feature is its ownership of two monopoles, one for red wine and one for white, which illustrate the diversity of the appellation's terroirs.

The Vineyard

Coming from the climat "Clos des Ruelles", a Premier Cru monopole of the Mercurey appellation, this wine is produced from a 2.53-hectare plot entirely enclosed by walls. Facing south/south-east, it sits on clay-limestone soil with a predominance of clay, strongly marked by the presence of iron oxide, which gives it its characteristic brick-red colour. The vines, farmed using a reasoned approach to vineyard treatments and harvested by hand, combine old parcels planted in 1954 with more recent plantings dating from the 1980s.

The Vintage

The year 2024 began with a mild winter, followed by a contrasting spring marked by a few episodes of frost. The growing season then unfolded under stormy conditions, with abundant rainfall and limited sunshine, maintaining high disease pressure in the vineyard. These conditions led to ripeness that was at times uneven but generally well balanced.

Winemaking and Ageing

The Mercurey 1er cru "Clos des Ruelles" Monopole 2024 is crafted according to the estate's philosophy applied to this climat: hand harvesting, rigorous sorting and complete destemming of the grapes, followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The juices from the old vines and the younger vines are vinified separately before blending, and the wine is then aged in oak barrels with a measured proportion of new wood.

Grape Variety

100% Pinot Noir