1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$229.99
The Javallier story started in Meursault, after the war in 1945 when Raymond Javillier decided to cultivate 2 ha. of plots which had always belonged to the family. The turning point for the estate was in 1974: Patrick received his diploma in wine studies (Diplôme National d’Oenologie) and his father handed over the estate with full responsibility for the harvest and wine-making process. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, the estate acquired new plots and the addition of land which belonged to the family of his wife, Catherine. In 2005, Marion, the elder daughter of Patrick, joined the domain after studies in management and winegrowing with the responsibility for sales and the winemaking process of the red wines. In 2011, Pierre-Emmanuel Lamy, the husband of Laurène (Marion’s sister) also joined the domain, in charge of the fieldwork and winemaking process of the white wines. Today, Marion and Pierre-Emmanuel are the third generation to benefit from and develop the family tradition. Javallier makes some of the finest white wines in Burgundy.
750 mlMeursault Cuvée "Tête de Murger" comes from the marriage of two Climats: Meursault Les Casse-Têtes, located on the hillside of Meursault, and Meursault Les Murgers de Monthelie, located on the hillside of Volnay. The initial vigour and mineral sensations from the Casse-Tête plot combine well with the fullness and length in the mouth from the Les Murgers de Monthelie plot giving a harmonious wine with a prolonged finish and expressing the true nature of the land from which it originates. It is a great wine for ageing.