2016
Mercury " Les Grillots" Paul et Marie Jaquesson
Henri Jacqueson created the company in 1946. Paul JACQUESON joined his father in 1972 and little by little took over the Domain. Today, Marie manages the Domain that she took over from her father in 2006.
The Domain consists of 13 hectares that are mainly situated in Rully as well as in Mercurey and Bouzeron. The Domain produces 60% of white wines and 40% of red wines.
After the hand-picked harvest, the wines are vinified according to Burgundian traditions and aged during 12 months in 100% oak barrels (new oak barrels represent about 20-25%).
“Only long and repeated ploughing helps to maintain the soil. Moreover, we use no weed killers in our vineyards. As for the harvest, it is completely hand-picked and the grapes are selected just as they arrive to the winery.”
All red and white wines are aged in 100% French oak barrels that are produced by several coopers from Burgundy. The merrain that they use comes from center of France and is dried for at least 2 years.
They bottle the wines in their own cellar, just after a light filtration. The presence of a light deposit in the bottles is natural and cannot harm the tasting qualities of the wines.
(From website)
- Type Red
- Grape variety 100% Pinot Noir
- Appellation Mercury
- Country France
- Region Bourgogne
- Year 2016