Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dom D'Auvenay
Label Name:
 
Meursault les Narvaux (exdom22)
Vintage:
 
2007
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Meursault, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.4%
Grape(s):
 
100% Chardonnay
Method:
 
Biodynamic viticulture; native-yeast spontaneous fermentation; aged ~24+ months in (mostly) used French oak barrels; bottled unfiltered and unfined.
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-13
Tasting Note:
 
Pale straw; lemon zest, yuzu, white flowers, fresh almond and saline/marine chalky minerality. Linear, bright acidity with a tension-filled core and a long flinty, saline finish.
Food Pairing:
 
Oysters, raw scallops, sashimi/sushi, tempura prawns, crab or lobster salad; roasted chicken with beurre blanc, mushroom risotto, creamy fish (western) and miso-glazed black cod or delicate noodle dishes (asian).
Vineyard Info:
 
Domaine d'Auvenay is Lalou Bize‑Leroy’s small, biodynamically farmed domaine based in Saint‑Romain; tiny, allocation-only production from prized Burgundian parcels including Les Narvaux.
Awards/Ratings:
 
Reported high critical scores — Wine Advocate up to 98/100; aggregate/market references show average ≈97/100. Very