Mercurey Bois Vilain
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from vintage.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast duck breast with cherry reduction, pan-seared veal chops with chanterelles, Boeuf Bourguignon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the lieu-dit Bois Vilain in the Côte Chalonnaise commune of Mercurey, this red expression highlights the region's classic Oxfordian limestone and iron-rich red-clay soils. Vinification entails hand-harvested fruit followed by rigorous sorting and traditional fermentation in temperature-regulated stainless steel or concrete vats with systematic punch-downs and pump-overs to manage phenolic extraction. Maturation occurs over 10 to 14 months in neutral to lightly toasted French oak barrels, allowing the vibrant red-fruit profile to integrate with subtle forest-floor nuances while preserving varietal tension.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1850 by Symphorien Moillard in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Maison Moillard is an enduring Côte de Nuits négociant-éleveur and domaine producer whose viticultural roots precede the French Revolution. Operating both an estate vineyard holding and an extensive négoce operation across Burgundy, the house vinifies fruit from top appellations ranging from the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune to the Côte Chalonnaise. The regional terroir reflects the quintessential Jurassic limestone-clay and marl formations that define eastern Burgundy, fostering structured Pinot Noir and mineral-driven Chardonnay. Under viticultural management emphasizing sustainable farming (lutte raisonnée) with targeted treatments and meticulous yield restriction, the estate crafts cuvées using temperature-controlled fermentations in modern small-format vats followed by judicious French oak maturation. Known for historic benchmark village and premier cru expressions alongside accessible Côte Chalonnaise bottlings such as Mercurey Bois Vilain, Moillard delivers classically styled Burgundian wines defined by purity of fruit, spicy earth tones, and disciplined tannic structure.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%