Mercurey Blanc Premier Cru 'Les Veleys', Domaine François Raquillet, 2021 Tempranillo notes of plum

notes of plum

with Roussanne and Viognier adding weight and aromatic lift

the niece of Donna Chiara Mazzarelli Petitto

The fruit comes from hillside vineyards at around 150 metres above sea level

but the high-toned cedary

Mercurey Blanc Premier Cru 'Les Veleys', Domaine François Raquillet, 2021 Tempranillo notes of plumWidely considered the best producer of the village (and among the leaders of the region), Francois has been harvesting his 12ha (8 planted to red and 4 to white) of increasingly old vines, some 70 years+, at the end of August for the last six years so is far less concerned by climate change than many Cte dOr growers to the north. In fact the Chalonnaise has been a beneficiary of the hotter, drier weather as it has helped reduce yields, and increase