Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru Les Croichots 2021 verite-estate-winery and there is no mistaking

and there is no mistaking it at Chez Crochet

the variety and complexity of grapes brought in at different stages produced a fantastic wine

during which the berries shrivel and thereby concentrate the flavour

with grapefruit and white peach aromas and unleashes on the palate flavors of pear and spice

Domaine Theulot Juillot Mercurey 1er Cru Les Croichots 2021 verite-estate-winery and there is no mistakingLes Croichots sits directly adjacent to Les Combins, but despite being mere metres apart, the formers soils veer to a combination of meagre blue marl on the upper slopes and more complex, thickish, stony, red clay that starts mid way down. Theulot Juillot farms four parcels in Les Croichots, covering 1. 2 hectares. More aromatic than Les Combins at this stage, its a pulpy, fleshy, plummy Pinot packed with ripe, small red fruits, spice, and savoury