Bader Mimeur Bourgogne Blanc 2024

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OVERVIEW & TASTING: The Bourgogne Blanc Dessous les Mues comes from a parcel next to the chateau in Chassagne-Montrachet, and delivers a very Chassagne-like experience at a fraction of the price.  The nose opens with a kiss of oak and a mix of citrus, orange oil, and stone fruits all bound up with a bit of cool minerality. The palate has a mid-weight style with a mix of citrus, stone fruits, and just there oak and minerality.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: While the family has owned and managed vines in and around Chassagne-Montrachet since the 1700’s, it was in 1920 when Charles Bader, a wine merchant at the Halle-aux-Vins in Paris, married Elise Mimeur, that the Domaine was officially established. At the time, Elise's father owned the Domaine du Château de Chassagne-Montrachet but, due to a family division, the adjacent Château is now run by another producer who markets wines from many other regions of Burgundy. However, the Bader-Mimeur family retains ownership of 98% of the vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet (~5 hectares) as well as other vines located in the Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin villages (~3 hectares). Today, Charles and Elise's great-granddaughter Marie-Pierre Bader-Fossier and her husband Alain Fossier are in charge of the domaine, with the help of their children Nathalie and Sébastien.

VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING: Working with their Vineyard Manager and "Maître du Chai" (winemaker) Jean-Luc Huguenin, the family produces about 33,000 bottles/year comprising small lots of Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Chardonnay, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, St. Aubin Blanc En Remilly and Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes. Their viticultural and production techniques are low intervention, with all of their grapes harvested by hand; fermentation started with a pied de cuve; aging in barrel for approximately a year; and finally, a light filtration before bottling. The resulting wines are consistently classy, complex, balanced and expressive.