Domaine Jacques Prieur Meursault Perrieres 2008 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2008 Domaine Jacques Prieur Meursault Perrières is a Premier Cru white Burgundy from the Perrières climat in Meursault. Produced exclusively from Chardonnay, it comes from an east-facing sloping parcel characterized by very thin soil and a subsoil rich in flaky limestone. For this vintage, the slow maturation in August was followed by a cold, dry, and sunny late season, which favored grape development prior to the estate's harvest, which began on September 25th.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jacques Prieur
- Parcelle / Cru
- Perrières
- Millésime
- 2008
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Jacques Prieur
Domaine Jacques Prieur is a wine estate based in Meursault, whose vineyards cover 21 hectares between the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits. Stemming from the history of the Duvergey-Taboureau and Prieur families, it is now run by the Labruyère family alongside the Prieur heirs. Its plots include, in particular, Burgundian grands crus and premiers crus, as well as three monopole vineyards.
- Owner
- Famille Labruyère, avec les héritiers de la famille Prieur
- Maître de chais
- Nadine Gublin
- Surface (ha)
- 21.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 90 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of Domaine Jacques Prieur date back to 24 February 1868, the date of the marriage in Bligny-lès-Beaune between Claude Duvergey and Marie Taboureau, both from families with links to winegrowing. Claude Duvergey first founded the trading house Duvergey-Taboureau, which specialised in wines and spirits. In 1879, he acquired the Herbeux estate in Meursault, which became the heart of the domaine, and then embarked on a policy of acquiring vineyards. Faced with phylloxera, he adopted American vines as a solution for replanting following the introduction of this remedy in 1886. In 1889, the estate expanded to include, notably, the Clos de Mazeray in Meursault, as well as vineyards in Volnay Santenots, Clos Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny. In 1920, Claude Duvergey passed his holdings on to his grand-nephew, Jacques Prieur. Jacques Prieur founded the Paulée de Meursault with Count Jules Lafon in 1924. On the death of Marie Duvergey-Taboureau in 1935, he became the estate’s sole owner. He named the estate after himself in 1956; following his death in 1965 and that of his wife in 1974, the estate passed to his six children. In 1988, several French families, including the Labruyères, acquired a stake in the estate; the Labruyère family now runs the estate alongside the Prieur heirs. Nadine Gublin, the estate’s oenologist since 1990, has been in charge of technical management since 2009.
Perrières
Perrières is a climat officially classified as Premier Cru of the Meursault appellation, distinct from the enclosed Clos des Perrières climat. Its regulatory boundary includes parts of the lieu-dits Les Perrières Dessus, Aux Perrières, and Les Perrières Dessous. The hillside features thin, very stony soils, locally with a steep slope, resting notably on oolitic limestones and Jurassic marls. Characteristics vary between the upper and lower sectors of the climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Meursault
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The term "Perrière" generally refers to an old quarry or land adjacent to a paved road. In Meursault, the name is consistent with the presence of an old quarry separating the Perrières-Dessus and Perrières-Dessous sectors.
- Exposure
- East to south-east depending on the documented sectors
- Slope
- Variable slope, locally steep in the middle of the hillside
- Soil
- Limestone to clay-limestone soils, thin, very stony, and locally marly
- Subsoil and geology
- Bathonian oolitic Chassagne limestone, limestone beds, and Jurassic marls
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.279000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- estate-owned parcel farmed directly
- Indicative vine age
- Vines indicated as being 32 years old in the professional documentation for the 2016 vintage.
Histoire de la parcelle
The presence of an old limestone quarry has durably structured the site and explains its name. Perrières is among the climats of Meursault recognized for the "premier cru" mention, a classification officialized in 1943; its current parcel composition is specified by the AOC specifications.
