Jean-Philippe Fichet Bourgogne Cote D'Or Vieilles Vignes Blanc
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Jean Philippe Fichet strives to express individual terrors throughout Meursault. He bagan as a grower in 1981, and after having lost his contracts to use vineyards in the early 1990's, he has rebuilt from scratch, formulating his own vision of 21st century Meursault. Fichet's work is a direct outgrowth of a breakthrough that happened three decades ago: Rene Lafon's decision to bottle his Meursault "Clos de la Barre" on its own. For a century before, such a thing had been unheard of, as only the most famous vineyards-the premier crus-were ever bottled individually; everything else was blended into Meursault villages. Lafon's innovation not only proved that a lieu-dit (a non-classified vineyard) could say something profound, it drew attention to Meursault's incredible soils-paving the way for the later accomplishments of Jean-Francoise Coche, Jean-Marc Roulot and, of course, Rene Lafon's son Dominique. But Fichet has carried Lafon's revolution to another level- studying every square inch of earth and stone in his domaine, to make Meursault's purest set of single-climat wines. Fichet's methods reflect his philosophy: he is famously meticulous and abhors taking short cuts. His low yields, the foremost key to quality, are achieved through severe winter pruning rather than by green harvesting. And he believes his wines' expressiveness is enhanced through a patient eighteen-month elevage, with little new oak and by avoiding aggressive lees stirring.