2022 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Meursault Clos du Cromin [JS91][JM89-92]

Producer: Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur 
Region: Meursault, Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France  
Varietal: Chardonnay  
Year: 2022 

James Suckling, 91 Points 

"This Meursault is juicy and lively, underlined by some positive tannins that neatly anchor this. Some nice floral notes and refreshing acidity. Matured in small oak barrels, of which 20% were new. Drink or hold." 

Jasper Morris, 89-92 Points 

"Fuller lemon yellow in colour, with a bouquet that shows riper fruit than the Corbins, more expressive. Starts with a certain generosity of fruit then clamps down in a much more austere, limestone finish. A little more persistent. Drink from 2027-2032. Tasted Nov 2023." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Clos du Cromin is a walled site within the larger lieu-dit of Le Cromin, situated immediately upslope from Bitouzet's other Meursault parcel, Les Corbins in the northern sector of the appellation. Planted in 1951, Bitouzet’s third of a hectare of Chardonnay here yields a more mineral-driven, structurally stricter wine than Les Corbins, yet one which still shows ample flesh despite its youthful reticence, developing with time into a rich, well-balanced wine with a long finish. It spends 16 months in 20% new oak and is bottled after the second winter following harvest." 

Alcohol: 13% 

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