Platinum Best in Category White Céte d’Or over £15 Chateau de Citeaux, Vieux Clos du Chateau de Citeaux, Meursault 2014 «13% ‘Magnificent aromas of ripe pear, melon and jasmine with toasty oak that is perfectly integrated, Vibrant and lively with a beautiful rounded palate of butter, almonds and sublime fruit. A seriously elegant yet powerfull Meursault. NIA UK wwwchateau-de-iteaux.com Tasted against m Albert Bichot, Domaine du Pavillon, Charmes Ter ‘ru, Meursault 2014 m Domaine dela Vougerae, Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot Monopole, Vougeot ter Cru 2013 m Henri de Villamont los 4 Cromin, Meursault 2014 Jaffelin, Meursault 2014 W Jean-Claude Boisset,Charmes tr Cru Meursault 2014 PHILIPPE BOUZEREAU'S FAMILY have been {growers in Mersault for nine generations. His father established the domaine in the 1960s ‘and today, from Aloxe-Corton to Santenay, the family owns a mosaic of vineyards covering almost 18 hectares. Bouzereau has been in charge since 2005, farming ina sustainable manner— ‘my wine-grower's common sense’. For this reason he’s wary of oak for its ability tocompromise terroir; he seeks purity and authenticity in his wines, Vieux Clos du Chateau de Citeau, at the at the foot ofthe Citeaux castle, is the family’s 1.7ha monopole ~ ‘my garden’, says Bouzereau. He believes the 21-year-old vines draw an energy from the deep, stony soil which was farmed by monks in the 11th century, giving silky, fine and elegant wines, In most years, 8,000 bottles are produced, but this fel to 5,000 bottles in 2014. Fermentation ison light lees, inoak barrels, with regular stirring, Its bottled after 12 months. Mri eGo i Sewuete 68 | DWWA 2016 « Decanter an Platinum Best in Category Red Maconnais & Chalonnais over £15 Chateau de Santenay, Les Puillets ler Cru, Mercurey 2014 as) An explosion of crushed blueberries and red plam notes wi dusty, earthy hints and vanilla spice. Untuous dark chery nd violets ooze from the rip, smooth palate showing rust tannins from integrated oak. Great bite with real freshnes £25 Liberty Wines POA The Bright Raven (USA) Tasted against No other Golds in this category ‘THELES PUILLETS premier cru vineyard expresses the elegance and power of Mercurey, says the team at Chateau de Santenay The estate has invested serious time and resources into increasing the biodiversity ofits land, implementing sustainable agriculture and reducing treatments toa minimum. It has introduced beehives into the vineyard, and has trained some staff to be beekeepers, ‘AS ‘well as pollinating crops and flowers, they create a safe environment for beneficial predators such as ladybirds, green lacewings and soldier beetles ~ all of them natural enemies of vineyard pests, a spokesman said. ‘The 2014 vintage was marked by a Jong winter, a gloomy spring but a fine, summer~ the pickers bad to wait until early October to harvest. Disease and. hail damage had a significant impact on yields, but the quality was high. ‘Once again, experience has made all the difference,’ the spokesman said, ‘Tt was challenging year, but we have been rewarded for our pains with this, Platinum award.”