Newsletter: 2022 Genot Boulander Mercurey Sazenay

Newsletter: 2022 Genot Boulander Mercurey Sazenay

This wine is so well made, so exquisite in delivering Burgundy's elusive powerful elegance, it will make you forget all about chasing the region's more famous villages and glitzy domaines. This wine proves the old maxim that producer trumps all. Ultimately, no matter where the wine is grown, when it's in the right hands, it can be every bit as delicious and thought provoking as its' peers, and in this case even more so. 

While the Premier Cru vineyard of Mercurey-Sazenay is considered the Côte Chalonnaise's top site, the region is primarily known for it's light, simple, straightforward wines. Most are a far cry from the wines of the regal villages to its north. But Domaine Génot-Boulanger has dug deeper than any before, and managed to coax real-deal depth, richness and purity from this site.

To me, this wine's caliber is more akin to 
Vosne-Romanée or Chambolle-Musigny, than of this humble appellation. A wine that is nothing short of amazing, and out-drinks most red Burgundy at a fraction of the cost.   

Today, I'm proud to offer the only bottles of 2022 Domaine Génot-Boulanger, Mercurey-Sazenay 1er Cru in South Carolina!    
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100% Pinot Noir from a scant 1.81 hectare parcel situated at the top of a steep east-facing slope, planted on limestone and sand. The hand-harvested grapes are de-stemmed and fermented with native yeast. The wine ages for 12 months in 20% new French oak barrels, followed by 6 months in steel tank. Bottled un-fined and un-filtered.

Bursting with bright blackberry, cherry and raspberry fruit, followed by rose petal, baking spice, English tea and damp earth. The plush, velvety palate has incredible intensity and focus, with summer berries and spice, gently balanced by concentrated mid-palate minerality, forest floor notes and silky tannins. A wine of beauty, poise and stature. A true GRANDE VIN de BOURGOGNE.              
Guillaume and Aude Lavollée are the fourth generation at Génot-Boulanger. Since 2008, they've worked tirelessly to improve the quality of their wines. They've transitioned to organic farming and begun experimenting with biodynamics. Their philosophy is 'maximum work in the vineyards for minimum intervention in the winery.' The painstaking work has paid off, as the wines at this address have never been better. Guillaume's meteoric rise over the last several vintages is no coincidence; his name is now consistently mentioned in collector's circles. These are wines to snatch up, before prices catch up to the incredible quality.     
 2022 Domaine Génot-Boulanger, Mercurey-Sazenay 1er Cru - $84.99
 
*SPECIAL NEWSLETTER PRICE - $74.99
 
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Justin Coleman
Proprietor
Monarch Wine Merchants