Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru Les Croichots 2021 verite-estate-winery An exceptionally warm and dry

An exceptionally warm and dry winter and spring

lovage and dark chocolate

The palate infuses with elegant spicy oak that flood the senses with the silky smooth

during which the berries shrivel and thereby concentrate the flavour

rich Pinots yet here we have a wine with much more finesse than one usually expects

Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru Les Croichots 2021 verite-estate-winery An exceptionally warm and dryLes Croichots sits directly adjacent to Les Combins, but despite being mere metres apart, the formers soils veer to a combination of meagre blue marl on the upper slopes and more complex, thickish, stony, red clay that starts mid way down. Theulot Juillot farms four parcels in Les Croichots, covering 1. 2 hectares. More aromatic than Les Combins at this stage, its a pulpy, fleshy, plummy Pinot packed with ripe, small red fruits, spice, and savoury