Jean Vaudoisey - Meursault Les Corbins 2020

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2020 Meursault: Also the first vintage, from vines that were replanted after the frost of 2016. Quite a fruity nose, ripe but still with fresh energy. Rounder but fine acidity too. Here’s a bit more concentration in the middle and finishing flavours – tasty if not obviously Meursault.

Romain on 2020: “We started harvesting 22 August, starting with the whites where there were good yields, though below the maximum allowed. All our whites are quite young vines. For the reds, 2020 was a deception! In the growing season we saw lots of grapes on the vines but in the end, not much juice was produced. We had a bit more than in 2019 but not much more. Really it was the lack of rain that dictated the volume – we had plenty of grapes but not much juice.” -- Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report

Jean Vaudoisey Description

Romain Poirrotte is the new, super-fresh face of this old Volnay domaine. Jean Vaudoisey is Romain’s grandfather and Romain, the 6th generation of this side of the family (since 1806) has taken on this 7 hectare family domaine from the 2015 vintage onward...Romain’s 7 hectares, include regional wines, Volnay, Volnay 1er Cru, Pommard, and a little Meursault too; Meursault that’s sited next to Santenots close to Meursault’s camping place.

Romain explains that he’s often worked with his grandfather and thought it fitting that the domaine stays with his name – Jean Vaudoisey. Triage is in the vines and again afterwards at the domaine, then all destemmed. Romain said the first thing he did was to buy a new pneumatic press, as it was sure to make a big difference! Romain hopes some of the former clientele of his grandfather will remain, but expects it won’t be so difficult to sell his wines. -- Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report