Château de Chamirey

The story of a family, in love with their vineyard, for 5 generations. Anecdotes from the estate: * In 1934, the Marquis de Jouennes bottled his production at the estate for the first time. He was one of the very first Burgundian winemakers to bottle his own wine at the estate, at a time when it was customary to sell to négociants. * At the dawn of the 2000s, Wine Spectator said of Château de Chamirey Blanc 1997 that this Mercurey tasted like a "little Montrachet Grand Cru," propelling Château de Chamirey among the great estates of the Côte Chalonnaise. A little history of the estate: With its 37 hectares entirely dedicated to the Mercurey appellation, one-third of which is planted with Chardonnay, Château de Chamirey is the leading producer of white wines in Mercurey. The Marquis de Jouennes quickly understood that the Mercurey vineyards, planted on marl-limestone soils derived from Upper and Middle Jurassic geological formations, were a great terroir for white wines. The pride of the estate, Château de Chamirey, built in the 17th century, overlooks the Mercurey vineyards in the Côte Chalonnaise. In 1934, the Marquis de Jouennes, father-in-law of Bertrand Devillard and grandfather of Amaury and Aurore Devillard, produced the first bottle of Mercurey Rouge, known ever since as "Château de Chamirey." The estate's 37 hectares (15 of which are classified as Premier Cru), planted with red and white grapes, are planted at a density of 10,000 vines per hectare, according to Burgundian tradition—the highest density of all the major wine regions and a practice of exceptional quality. They perfectly reflect the great diversity of terroirs within the appellation. The average age of the vines on the estate is 35 years.