Meursault Premier Cru 'Sous le Dos d'Âne', Olivier Leflaive, 2025
Meursault Premier Cru 'Sous le Dos d'Âne', Olivier Leflaive, 2025
- 75cl
- 13.5%
- White Still
- Chardonnay
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Optimal drinking window: 2028 - 2038
Est. delivery in 2027
Sous le Dos d'Âne sits at the northern tip of Meursault, tucked just below the Puligny border, and it shows — this is Meursault with its shirt neatly tucked in. Where the village's more celebrated lieux-dits like Perrières and Charmes lean into richness and weight, Sous le Dos d'Âne is all about lift and line.
The 2025 vintage in Burgundy was marked by freshness and moderate yields, which suits a site like this perfectly.
Sous le Dos d'Ane lies at the northern end of Meursault, at relatively high altitude for the appellation, where the soils are stonier and the limestone closer to the surface. This limits yields and concentrates flavour while preserving acidity — qualities that distinguish it from the richer, deeper soils of Meursault's southern premiers crus. The aspect is east-facing, meaning morning sun and cooler afternoons, which keeps the wines fresh and vertically structured rather than broad and generous. The proximity to Puligny's border is no coincidence; stylistically this vineyard sits between the two appellations.
Meursault is Burgundy's great village for dry white wine, producing more premier cru and village-level Chardonnay than anywhere else on the Côte de Beaune. The appellation is best known for wines of weight, richness, and a characteristic hazelnut-and-butter character that comes partly from oak, partly from the limestone and clay soils. Its premiers crus — Perrières, Charmes, Genevrières, and the less well-known Sous le Dos d'Ane — vary considerably in character, from the taut minerality of the north to the voluptuous generosity of the south. Meursault sits between Volnay and Puligny-Montrachet, and shares a border sensibility with both.
The 2025 vintage in Burgundy remains a work in progress, with harvest only recently concluded and the wines still settling into their skins in cellars across the Côte d'Or. Early reports suggest a season that kept vignerons on their toes, though we're still waiting for the full picture to emerge as the wines complete their primary fermentation and malolactic conversion.
What we can say is that 2025 appears to be shaping up as a vintage that will require patience rather than immediate gratification. The reds seem to have good colour and structure, whilst the whites are showing promising acidity that should reward those willing to wait. We'd recommend holding fire on firm judgements until the wines have had proper time to show their true character, likely not until late 2026 at the earliest. For now, it's one to watch rather than one to declare.
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