Domaine Raquillet : Mercurey Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for the Mercurey Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024 from Domaine Raquillet

Tasting Notes

Nose
This wine reveals an appealing bouquet centred on fresh fruit aromas, offering delightful charm and great accessibility from its very first years.

Palate
The palate reveals a texture that is both supple and smooth. The whole is particularly elegant, supported by a discreet ageing process designed to preserve all the finesse and brightness of the fruit.

Serving and Cellaring

To fully enjoy this Mercurey Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024, it is recommended to serve it slightly chilled, at a temperature of around 16°C. This crowd-pleasing wine can be enjoyed young to make the most of its fruitiness, or cellared until around 2030 to allow it to develop further complexity.

The Elegance of a Great Mercurey Pinot Noir from Domaine Raquillet

The Estate

Located at the heart of Burgundy, Domaine Raquillet draws on an eleven-generation family heritage. The brand's modern structure truly took shape in 1990, when François and Emmanuelle Raquillet took over, now supported by their daughter Jeanne. This fourteen-hectare vineyard is farmed using sustainable practices. The current owners stand out for their rigorous approach, limiting yields to favour terroir precision and grape purity.

The Vineyard

This cuvée comes from three distinct plots located within the Mercurey appellation, facing south to east: Les Chazeaux, Les Ormeaux and Le Meix. Covering an area of two hectares, this terroir rests on clay-limestone soils. The vines, averaging 60 years of age, receive attentive care with mechanical soil tilling, meticulous debudding and leaf thinning. The grapes are hand-harvested from these early-ripening plots, followed by careful sorting at the winery.

Winemaking and Ageing

The grapes destined for the Mercurey Village "Vieilles Vignes" 2024 are entirely destemmed before being gravity-fed into the vats. A five-day cold pre-fermentation maceration at 12°C precedes natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts. After gentle punching down and two daily pump-overs, the wine is drawn off after 12 to 15 days. Ageing then takes place over 12 months in oak barrels, 20% of which are new, before light filtration ahead of bottling.

Grape Variety

100% Pinot Noir