94+ The 2008 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ bottling is composed entirely of pinot noir and most of the vins clairs were barrel-fermented and raised in older casks, without undergoing malolactic fermentation. A smaller percentage of the...
94+ The 2008 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ bottling is composed entirely of pinot noir and most of the vins clairs were barrel-fermented and raised in older casks, without undergoing malolactic fermentation. A smaller percentage of the vins clairs are raised in tank and do undergo malo. The wine was disgorged in September of 20176 and finished with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter. Not all of the fruit hails directly from the Clos des Goisses for this bottling, with a small percentage of the grapes coming from plots that lie adjacent to the famous Clos. This was first produced in the 2006 vintage and this outstanding 2008 is the second vintage to be released. It offers up a superb young bouquet of white peach, apple, patissière, chalky soil tones, a touch of dried flowers and a gentle topnote of smokiness. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and beautifully structured, with ripe, well-integrated acids, excellent depth at the core, elegant mousse, impressive purity and a long, complex and zesty finish. This is certainly approachable at age ten, but in reality is still a young wine and I would be inclined to let it blossom with a bit more time in the cellar. It is a beautiful wine in the making.