Maison Chanzy Mercurey Les Bussières

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Wine Description

Maison Chanzy was founded by Daniel Chanzy in 1974 in Bouzeron, located in the northern part of the Côte Chalonnaise region of Burgundy. In 2013, a group of Burgundy wine lovers purchased Chanzy with a group of investors and have since added a second holding in Côte Chalonnaise and Côte de Beaune for a total of 163 acres planted.

With full control of production from vineyard to bottling, Chanzy’s impressive range spans 40 appellations in 8 villages of Côte Chalonnaise and Côte d’Or. The vineyards are farmed sustainably.

Mercurey Les Bussières is 100% Pinot Noir from a single vineyard in the Northeast of Mercurey. From relatively deep limestone clay soils with a southeastern exposure, these grapes undergo a seven-day cold soak with gentle pumpovers to provide structure without green tannins. Aged in 2-5 year old French Oak Barriques for 10 months, not fined or filtered. 

 

 

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Acclaim
“What a lovely forest-berry and black-raspberry nose this Mercury has, and it’s not even a 1er Cru! Wonderful balance of ripe fruit, fine-grained tannin and enough acidity to keep it bright. If the finish doesn’t quite live up to all this, it is still rather long and moderately dry.”
— James Suckling, Sep 2022
“What a lovely forest-berry and black-raspberry nose this Mercury has, and it’s not even a 1er Cru! Wonderful balance of ripe fruit, fine-grained tannin and enough acidity to keep it bright. If the finish doesn’t quite live up to all this, it is still rather long and moderately dry. Sustainable.”
— James Suckling, May 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Côte Chalonnaise
Vineyard name
Les Bussières
Vineyard size
5.7 Acres acres
Soil composition
Clay and Limestone
Exposure:
Southeast
First vintage of this wine:
2017
Sustainability Certification:
pending HVE 3
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold Soak
Time on its skins:
7 days
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Maceration technique:
Pumpover, limited punch down
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
wood
Size of aging container:
228 L
Type of oak:
French Oak
Length of aging before bottling:
10 months
Age of Aging Container:
2-5 years
Total SO2
49
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
26.3 g/L
Total SO2
49
Residual sugar:
0.2 g/L