Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault 2000 MH Maxime Cottenceau's family has grown

Maxime Cottenceau's family has grown grapes around Montagny and Buxy for generations and always sold the fruit off

The magic word here is mevushal: flash-pasteurized so it stays kosher no matter who pours it

all at the optimum moments so that the final impression is of seamless quality

The wine was kept in said barrel for six months and then spent 30 months on the lees before disgorgement in the spring of 2019

dense structure balanced by fresh

Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault 2000 MH Maxime Cottenceau's family has grownThere's no other domaine like Robert Ampeau in Burgundy. There are plenty of old school vignerons making pitch perfect wines from top sites, and plenty more who've followed Ampeau's innovations (like cover cropping for deep roots and water management). But no one no one! else makes wine at this level and thenwaits. And waits. And waits. And then finally sells it only when the wine is a point ready to drink. Michel Ampeau (Robert's son) now runs the