Cherry, raspberry, blackberry, sous bois, and a spice-laced finish with fine tannins and bracing acidity — structured and elegant with real depth for the appellation. 100% Pinot Noir blended from two Premier Cru sites: Les Byots brings power and structure, Les Montaigus (higher altitude) adds spice and refinement. Vines 20-45 years old on clay-limestone, aged with 20% new oak. Estimated 500-800 cases produced. Agnès Dewé de Launay runs this estate, which has been in her family for over two centuries, perched on the foothills of the ruined Château de Montaigu — one of the last strongholds of the Dukes of Burgundy. Mercurey is the largest and most serious commune in the Côte Chalonnaise, and this is one of its benchmark domaines. The step up from their Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise, and it earns every cent of the difference.
