Wine: Meursault (my favorite chardonnay) Take 1

[Mike Buckley]

Meursault, a wine region of Burgundy, France, is renowned for its round, smooth chardonnay wines and the area consistently produces my favorite chardonnays. The region's highest classified vineyards are premier cru vineyards. Even so, I have had grand cru chardonnays (the highest classification) from other regions of Burgundy sometimes at nearly twice the price that I don't enjoy as much. That's because they aren't as round and smooth to my taste. (This wine is not made from grapes grown on a classified vineyard.)

So, I made a close-up of the label to emphasize the name, Meursault. I made that happen using a limited depth of field, lighting and post-processing.

The phrase, Les Vieilles Vignes, translates to The Old Vines.

The producer, Vincent Gerardin, is one of my favorites. Sadly, I have never found any of his chardonnays in a store in my area and only in very few restaurants. (I don't eat out much, so it may be more readily available in local restaurants than I realize.) So, I was extremely happy when WinesTilSoldOut.com pushed their email to me advertising the wine.

Everything in the physical scene is in black-and-white tones. However, the fabric and wine label aren't the same tone of white, so I desaturated the image to create an even appearance. I didn't convert using a color filter because doing so would have taken more time to no advantage in this particular, rather rare situation.

Setup
The fabric is a white pocket square. A small continuous-light lamp is positioned above and on the right side of the scene. It is slightly flagged to introduce shadows on the label, which help define its shape, and to evenly light the phrase, Les Vieilles Vignes.

[Donald]

And if you ever do get the chance to go there, as I was fortunate enough to do in 2014, sit and enjoy a simple, but very well prepared, meal on the pavement outside the Hotel Les Arts on the edge of the square in the village of Meursault. The wine tastes even better when you're there.

Have you opened it yet, Mike?

[Kaye Leggett]

And if you ever do get the chance to go there, as I was fortunate enough to do in 2014, sit and enjoy a simple, but very well prepared, meal on the pavement outside the Hotel Les Arts on the edge of the square in the village of Meursault. The wine tastes even better when you're there.

I too have sat in that café......fond memories.
We saw horses ploughing inbetween the vines - no tractors allowed in the top Mersault vineyards.

I can taste the wine just by looking atthat bottle, very lovely (wine and picture)

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to Kaye and Donald! Two recommendations for the same cafe...WOW!

No, I haven't tried it, though if plans work out I'll open it Friday evening.

Every chardonnay I've tasted from this producer has been exceptional. One of them was over priced but the others were unusually good values. So, I hope this particular wine is also an especially good value.

[Clactonian]

Yep, been there done that and quite agree that it's the best place to enjoy the wines. Stayed in the village for the best part of a week but much too busy imbibing to photograph the bottles Mike. Good job on your part though.

Not wishing to hi-jack your thread Mike but to put it in context. Here is your village. The grey roof to the right of the church is the Chateau de Meursault.

[Mike Buckley]

Three votes for that cafe! Hmmmmmmmmmm. Maybe I should change our plans to go to Provence next summer.

[Kaye Leggett]

Three votes for that cafe! Hmmmmmmmmmm. Maybe I should change our plans to go to Provence next summer.

I can give you some tips for Provence too..................(wine as well as where to go)

[Brownbear]

Truly exquisite. One of my favourites of yours...

[bnnrcn]

Your way of presenting the label makes it very attractive Mike

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to Christina and Binnur!