FFW 2021 Wine Catalogue

MEET THE GROWER Domaine Ballot Millot MEURSAULT Typically, Charles Ballot leads us through his range of excellent Meursaults, which are fine and refined and remindmemuchmore of mineral Pulignys than big, burly Meursaults – a good thing! Only in his early 40s, 2018 is Charles’ ninteenth vintage and he is the seventeenth generation since 1780 to bemaking wine at Ballot Millot, so has the unfair genetic advantage of wine-making skills in his blood compared to some of his neighbours, and it shows. His wine-making approach is non- intrerventionalist, with natural fermentation, no introduced yeast, no battonage and not too much oak, allowing the vines and terroir to do the talking. Charles’ cellar is very cold, and he racks either just before or just after harvest, with wonderful results! Fine andmineral wines for longer-termbottle age, which nestle very nicely into our White Burgundy portfolio. We think these quite profound with the same flinty focused style of of Dom. Roulot. Get involved sooner rather than later!

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MEURSAULT, 1ERCRULES BOUCHERES DOMAINE BALLOT MILLOT 2018 DRINK2022+

MEURSAULT DOMAINE BALLOT MILLOT 2018 DRINK2021+

6x75 £220

6x75 £375

Different soil parcels – Les Corbins, Chaume de Narvaux, and Pelle all vinified separately prior to blending. There’s good tension here, with creamy white chocolate notes, tangy lemon sherbet. A very pure and leanMeursault with excellent ripeness and great mineral character. This really displays the lean and focused Ballot Millot style.

The soil in Boucheres is warmer and the grapes ripen earlier. Very good nose – red apple and red berry, sweet citrus, lemon sherbet. Prominent mineral and acid edge maintaining great tension in this riper, more charming style.

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