2023 Henri Germain et Fils Meursault Clos des Mouches Rouge, Cote de Beaune, France Leon Circle is aged in 20% new

is aged in 20% new 228-liter barrels

and banana on the nose

Today the estate is now ably run on lutte raisonnée principles by their children Valerie and Jean-Christophe

1/3 each Sauvignon/Fié Gris/Chardonnay

With 2-3 years in bottle it starts to show some round edges

2023 Henri Germain et Fils Meursault Clos des Mouches Rouge, Cote de Beaune, France Leon Circle is aged in 20% newThis rare red Meursault is a monopole from a 0. 5 hectare walled parcel planted in 1949 on clay limestone just south of Santenots; it could legally be labeled Volnay, but Jean Franois Germain bottles it as Meursault to honor the site. Fermentation is spontaneous, typically with a portion of whole clusters (around 50% in recent vintages) and about 15 days on skins, followed by 1518 months of levage in burgundy pices with roughly 20% new oak. The 2022