Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons

Wine Information
Size: 0.89 ha (2.20 ac)
Variety: Chardonnay
Vine Age: Planted in 1975
Terroir: Hillside above Meursault near famous 1^er Crus, rocky soils on limestone bedrock
Viticulture: Certified organic and biodynamic
Vinification: Gentle pneumatic pressing, 12 to 24 hours settling of must, alcoholic fermentation on fine lees in barrel (20-50% new oak). Aged for 16 to 20 months, fined/filtered if necessary, bottling by gravity.
Additional Information: Steep, on a light and easily-eroded soil, everyone agrees that Tessons is one of the best village level vineyards in Meursault. Lavalle, in 1855, placed it in his ‘Premieres Cuvee’ along with Genevrières Dessus, Charmes Dessus, Bouchères and Gouttes d’Or. According to the Moreys, if it wasn’t included in the AOC in 1935, it is only because most of it lay fallow after phylloxera. The majority of Tessons was was only replanted in the 1950s.