Michel Bouzereau et Fils Meursault Les Grands Charrons, Cote de Beaune, France 2023

The Bouzereau family is part of the fabric of Meursault, making wine in the village for seven generations. While today there are five domaines bearing the Bouzereau name, Domaine Michel Bouzereau et Fils is acknowledged as not only the best of them but also one of the top producers in the appellation. Their years of experience and connections have endowed them with some of the top plots in the top crus – as a result they craft some of the best, most balanced wines in Meursault.

Sixth generation vigneron Michel was able to expand the family vineyards he inherited, cementing the Bouzereau name as an authoritative leader in the region. Michel’s son Jean-Baptiste joined the family estate twenty years after his father took over and has been running the domaine since 1999. He has carried on the family name while continuing to make improvements, building a new winery in 2009 in central Meursault.

"This delicious village-level Meursault shows the potential at every level, with its elegant aromas of ripe pear, hazelnut and acacia flowers. The texture is silky and elegant, with nothing heavy or overly rich. The 2023 is perhaps slightly less honeyed than last year. The grapes are from a holding of more than 2ha; two-thirds of the vines are at the top of the slope by Tessons, and one-third are planted in the richer soils at the base." Decanter 94