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Product Name: Domaine St. Jacques Rully Marissou (W)

Appellation: Rully Ier Cru

Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay

Vineyard Locations: Rully, Côte Chalonnaise, Bourgogne

(Village-District-Department)

Avg. Elevation: 610 feet

Age of Vines: 25% are 90 years old, 75% are 45 years old

Harvest Method: Hand-harvested

Oak Regimen: 12 months in 20% new and 80% in 1,2, & 3-year-old French barriques

Alcohol: 13.5%

Total Case Production: 300 cases

 

Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions
A well-structured, serious wine built for enjoying with food. It is quite floral with some toasty oak aromas. On the palate, it shows a beautiful balance of ripe apple flavors, mineral and some oak. The excellent, mouthwatering acidity provides great length and sophistication. This is not a flashy "oak-and-fruit-bomb" Chardonnay—this is Chardonnay with concentration, finesse and enough depth to hang with any chicken or fish dishes, soft cheeses, and particularly with shellfish and white sauces.

About the Name/Label
Upon his purchase in 1955, Christophe-Jean Grandmougin’s father renamed the property Domaine Saint-Jacques, because the oldest portion of the property was known to be one of the many stops on the traditional pilgrimage route to St. Jacques de Compostelle in Spain. Sort of a "pit-stop for pilgrims", if you will. An artistic rendering of the winery/house also appears on the label. The historical meaning of the vineyard name "Marissou" is "ripens the best", and stems from of the verb "mûrir" (to ripen).

 

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