Exclusive: 2019 Genot Boulander Mercurey Saumonts

Exclusive: 2019 Genot Boulander Mercurey Saumonts
This wine is so well made, so exquisite in delivering Burgundy's elusive elegance, it will make you forget all about chasing the region's more famous villages and glitzy domaines. This wine proves the old maxim: producer trumps all. Ultimately, no matter where the wine is grown, when it's in the right hands it is every bit as delicious and profound as those with flashier labels.

While the Premier Cru vineyard of Mercurey-Saumonts is considered the Côte Chalonnaise's top site for Pinot Noir, the region is primarily known for it's fairly simple, fruity styles. Many of which are a far cry from the regal wines of the villages to its north.

But Meursault-based Guillaume Lavollée of Domaine Génot-Boulanger is not your average vigneron Chalonnaise. His expertise in making grand wines from hallowed vineyards in the Côte de Nuits is on full display here. He's managed to coax serious depth, real richness and striking purity from these (preconceived) humble vines. I more closely associate this wine with those from Vosne-Romanée or Chambolle-Musigny, as it mimics thier soaring aromatics and intoxicating spice. This is a wine that's nothing short of amazing, and out-drinks more famous red Burgundies at a fraction of the cost.   
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100% Pinot Noir from a steep, south-eastern facing, mid-slope parcel planted on limestone-clay soils. The hand-harvested grapes are fermented with native yeast in open top tanks, then aged for 12 months in French oak barriques (20% new), followed by 6 months in stainless steel before bottled un-fined and un-filtered.

Bursting with ripe red cherry, blackberry and fresh strawberry preserves, perfectly balanced by gentle rose petal notes, baking spice and damp earth. The plush, juicy palate of summer berries and forest floor earthiness are buttressed by snappy acidity and that classic zip of limestone minerality. An impressive wine of beauty, poise and stature, a true Grande Vin de Bourgogne.              
Guillaume and Aude Lavollée are the fourth generation at Génot-Boulanger. Since 2008, they've worked tirelessly to improve the quality of their wines. They've transitioned to organic farming and begun experimenting with biodynamics. Their philosophy is “maximum work in the vineyards for minimum intervention in the winery" and their painstaking work has paid off, as the wines at this address have never been better.

Guillaume's meteoric rise over the last several vintages is no coincidence; his name is now consistently mentioned in collector's circles. These are wines to snatch up, before prices inevitably catch up to the incredible quality.     
 2019 Domaine Génot-Boulanger, Mercurey-Saumonts - $56.99

*SPECIAL NEWSLETTER PRICE - $53.99

*SPECIAL 2-PACK PRICE - $49.99/btl

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Justin Coleman
Proprietor
Monarch Wine Merchants
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