Chateau du Bourgneuf (Mercurey)

Nestled in the heart of Mercurey, overlooked by the varying 1er Cru vineyard sites, is the 18-hectare estate of Ch?teau du Bourgneuf. Pulling into the courtyard of the Chateau I was greeted by a vintage 2CV and Blandine Vincent who runs the estate with Loic de Suremain. This is a true family run estate, now run by the seventh generation. During my tasting I met Blandine's daughter and father, and he was kind enough to open a bottle of 2012 Clos L'Eveque 1er Cru for me to try. Being able to taste an old vintage of their wine, surrounded by the family is a mark of what generous hosts and people they are. Moments like this truly make these trips special.

Blandine and Loicc ensure a high-quality approach is taken with all wines being hand harvested, and hand sorted before vinification. Each wine spends a year in barrel, typically demi-muids, with only the proportion of new to old oak varying. Blandine was very happy with the quality on offer in the 2024 vintage. More perfumed and elegant than the 2023s, this was a "traditional" vintage in Blandine's eyes