Xavier Monnot Meursault le Limozin 2016

The 2016 Meursault le Limozin has a zippy, refreshing citrus lemon and fresh apricot-scented bouquet that opens nicely with aeration. The palate is quite concentrated and spicy for a village cru. There is good weight in the mouth and it segues into a lemongrass-tinged, quite sustained finish that deserves a round of applause. A very worthy follow-up to the 2015.

Le Limozin is a lieu-dit situated just below the Meursault premier cru Les Genevrières and is named after a stream that used to flow near the vineyards. It is one of several lieux-dits in Meursault that perform above their official “village” level status. Le Limozin typically gives a wine that is broad and expansive thanks to a mix of clay and limestone soil and Monnot’s old vines (planted in 1961 and 1976) deliver an especially concentrated version. Aged from 12 to 14 months in 15-20% percent new French oak.