2002 Meursault Le Tesson

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Meursault

Burgundy

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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The wiry, sculpted Fichet, a serious bicyclist, carries a much lower percentage of body fat than most wines made in Meursault. His wines, not surprisingly, are normally characterized by their aromatic precision and balance. It should come as no surprise that he does not like the style of 2003. The vines on the plain suffered less from the extreme heat," he told me, "but those on the hillside were often burned by the relentless sun. Chardonnay normally likes cool nights and slow ripening. Needless to say, the summer of 2003 was not the climate for chardonnay!The wines remind me of Cotes du Rhones, or of viognier. "Fichet showed me some technical information that showed that temperatures from June through the first half of August were much hotter even than in past heat-wave years like '61, '49 and '47. Fichet started harvesting on August 24, but noted that if he had to do it over again he would have started a week earlier. I tasted only a few of Fichet's 2003s as most of them still had significant residual sugar at the end of May. Although he describes the vintage as "difficult," Fichet noted that the wines are resisting oxidation well in barrel and are not absorbing SO2 quickly. Fichet's finished 2002s, not surprisingly, show superb purity of flavor and mineral cut. (Domaines et Saveurs/Jeanne-Marie de Champs; importers include USA Wine Imports, New York NY Glazer's Wholesale Distributing, Dallas TX Fine Vines, Melrose Park IL A. Bommarito Wines, St. Louis MO and The Wine House Limited, San Francisco CA

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Fichet is high on the 2001 vintage, "but it's not for drinking now. Both 2000 and 1999 can be consumed with pleasure already, and even the 2002s will be for drinking before the 2001s." He went on to compare the 2002 and 2001 whites to Burgundy's 1990 and 1991 reds. The 1990 reds and 2002 whites are good early drinkers, while the 1991 reds and 2001 whites need time." The 2002s were at all stages of their development in late spring, and I focused on the handful of wines that had finished their secondary fermentations. Fichet had stopped stirring the lees, as he considered the wines rich enough already; he noted that he stirred the lees of the 2001s until August of last year because the wines began quite nerveux and bracing. Not surprisingly, Fichet's 2002s are wonderfully scented and precise. (Domaines et Saveurs/Jeanne-Marie de Champs; importers include USA Wine Imports, New York, NY; Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, Dallas, TX; Fine Vines, Melrose Park, IL; A. Bommarito Wines, St. Louis, MO; and The Wine House Limited, San Francisco, CA)

Importer Details
The Rare Wine Co.

Imports to: United States

Address: 280 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005

Phone: (415) 319-9000

Email: sales@rarewineco.com

Website: rarewineco.com