Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 NV [2022] and licorice

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Vidueño is the traditional term for a field blend in the Canary Islands

His Monster bottling

finishing with a tannin structure that speaks to aging potential

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 NV [2022] and licoriceJean Philippe Fichet, one of Meursault's master winemakers, made his name by revealing the soul of his village's overlooked lieux dits, and Chevalieres is a star among them. It's a site prized for its minerality and pure fruit, and Fichet handles it the way he handles everything: hand farming, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, very little lees stirring, all in service of a racy, transparent, electric style. The 2024 vintage