er Puligny-Montrachet 1 Cru Champ Gain Vinification and aging After the hand-picked harvest, long and progressive pressing allows to select only the richest of the juices. The static racking which lasts for 12 hours helps to clarify the must which is directly put into the oak barrels for the further alcoholic fermentation. In order to take advantage of the complexity of each terroir, all the parcels are pressed, vinified and aged separately. An accurate control of every barrel allows obtaining the maximum of richness, complexity and balance in accordance with each vintage. The wines are aged in new oak barrels (about 35%) as well as in the barrels of one or two years. The barrels are blended together just before being bottled and after the aging of 15-18 months. Tasting Bright golden color with green shades. Intensive, with ripe fruit aromas. Full, well-balanced and round. Persistent, with beautiful minerality due to the wine terroir. Service temperature Food and Wine pairing Between 12° and 14° C Filet of Sole, Poulard with Potential of guard Crayfish … From 7 to 15 years Parcels: 1 parcel situated in the upper part of the slope, with the vines planted between 1960 & 1988 Total surface: 31 ares Grape variety: Chardonnay Soil: very stony, limestone Authorized yield: up to 45 Hl per hectare LES VINS DE BOUGOGNE – THE WINES OF BURGUNDY Sylvain Pitiot & Jean-Charles Servant – Collection Pierre Poupon – F 21200 Beaune - Vignales Château de Meursault - Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tél. : +33 (0)3 80 26 22 75 - [email protected] - www.chateau-meursault.com .