Comtesse de Cherisey - “Burgundy purists who're not familiar with this producer should beat a path to their door”

Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey, Blagny

High on the hills between Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault lies the tiny hamlet of Blagny, one of the most underrated sources for fine white Burgundy in the Côte de Beaune.  At a high altitude of 400 meters, average temperatures are cooler, with significant diurnal shifts relative to the rest of the Côte.  As these vines become more coveted among classicists, it is well worth seeking out the  Blagny specialist, Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey.

While the history of Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey, goes back six generations to 1811, its modern era began in 1998, when Hélène Martelet-de-Chérisey and Laurent Martelet took charge.  Prior, the vineyards had been rented out under metayage arrangements.  Hélène and Laurent slowly ended those arrangements, rebuilding the domaine into one of Blagny's best today.

"The style is pure and incisive, foregrounding the brisk acids and searingly mineral character that these vineyards tend to display but with the texture and concentration to ensure the wines never teeter into asperity...Burgundy purists who're not familiar with this producer should beat a path to their door, sooner rather than later." - William Kelley

2022 Domaine Comtesse de Cherisey Meursault 1er Cru Blagny La Genelotte, Monopole
• 5ha monopole planted between 1946-1955
• Soil here is rich in clay and retains moisture well
• Just north of Blagny, high on the slope above the village
• Combines the richness of Les Charmes with the exceptional purity of Les Perrières - sublime, classic, long-lived

2022 Domaine Comtesse de Cherisey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny
• 1.7ha plot originally planted 1950, vines range from 20 to 60 years of age.
• Extremely poor and very shallow soils of clay and limestone
• From the south side of Blagny, level with the village, just above Puligny Truffières.
• Another wine that straddles the texture of Meursault with the finesse of Puligny

2022 Domaine Comtesse de Cherisey Meursault Bois de Blagny
• 1.3ha higher altitude plot just below the Blagny woods, planted on the hillside in 2006.
• Situated above the Genelotte and Pièce sous le Bois vineyards
• Shares the same two major soil types found in those sites - limestone & clay
• Mineral and racy, an excellent introduction to the domaine

Also available:

2019 Domaine Comtesse de Cherisey Meursault 1er Cru Blagny La Genelotte, Monopole
• 92-94VN

"The 2019 Meursault Blagny La Genelottes 1er Cru is planted on white clayey soils, meaning that the vines did not suffer at all in this warm growing season. It has an engaging bouquet of white peaches and greengage, touches of red apples rather than green, and hints of lemon thyme. The palate is very well balanced with peach skin and lemon peel on the entry, a fine bead of acidity and the same spicy finish as the Hameau de Blagny. Excellent." - Neal Martin

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