Awards/Ratings

Noted praise from Burgundian critics and merchants: Jasper Morris MW (InsideBurgundy) 92–95 pts for the 2022 Charmes; Decanter reviewed the estate’s 2022 Meursaults

Tasting Note

Ripe orchard and stone fruits, white flowers, toasted almond and honeyed butter with flinty minerality. Rich, creamy mid‑palate balanced by bright acidity and a long, mineral-driven finish.

Food Pairing

Western: lobster or scallops with beurre blanc, roast chicken or veal in cream sauce, morel mushroom risotto, soft-ripened cheeses. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, sushi/sashimi (fatty tuna), Cantonese steamed fish, mild Thai coconut curries and soy-butter ginger prawns.

Production Method

Hand-harvested Chardonnay; whole-bunch pressing, fermentation in French oak barrels (≈25–30% new) with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation and 15–18 months ageing on lees; minimal-intervention winemaking.

Vineyard Info

Family-run Domaine Michel Bouzereau farms small premier-cru parcels in Charmes with mature vines (many mid‑20th century plantings). Traditional Burgundian practices and sustainable/low-intervention viticulture; estate-bottled.