Rully 1er Cru Préaux Paul & Marie Jacqueson 2023

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Rully 1er Cru Préaux Paul & Marie Jacqueson 2023

The wine

Already delicious, this Mercurey premier cru will be at its peak in its 5th year. Its vinification and élevage have largely contributed to this effect. In fact, the Pinot Noir has been scraped (removing any possible acidity and vegetal notes from this grape variety with naturally aged acidity), fermented slowly, and, above all, has been the subject of a traditional barrel élevage. This has enabled its tannic structure to relax. Therefore it is the perfect wine to enjoy with a good meal.

Henri Jacqueson (Paul's father) took over the family land in 1945 and planted it with vines. Back then, only five winegrowers in the village of Rully, situated in the Côte Chalonnaise in the southern extension of the Côte des Blancs, just below Beaune, had planted vines on their land. Gradually, he expanded the domaine by buying well placed parcels in Mercurey and especially in Rully. In 1971, Paul took over the estate with his wife Pierrette, before it passed on to their children, Marie in 2006 and Pierre in 2015. The three generations helped build the reputation of the appellation through wines of ever greater finesse and precision.
Today, the estate covers 18 hectares, with parcels mainly in Rully but also in Mercurey and Bouzeron, with 55% planted with black grape varieties. Their soils are mechanically worked (no weed killers) because according to Paul Jacqueson, only slow and repeated ploughing properly maintains the soil. The harvest is entirely manual and the grapes are sorted and destemmed as soon as they arrive at the winery. The red wines, like the whites, are laid for 12 months in oak barrels made by several Burgundy coopers with staves from the Troncay forest and dried for at least two years. The proportion of new barrels is generally 20% for whites and 25% for reds.
A name not to be missed for true lovers of Burgundy wine.