On October 21st our ABC Fine Wine & Spirits team, expertly guided by Jonathan Shiekman from Margate Wines, visited the Ballot-Millot winery in Meursault. We didn’t know, entering the stone building of the winery,  that we were in for a treat!

We were greeted by Charles Ballot, the talented winemaker who continues the family tradition and crafts some of the best and most exciting white wines in Burgundy today.

We were delighted from the very first sip from the first wine presented by Charles. This was excellent stuff; hard to imagine but it only got better with every next bottle down the tasting line.

Chardonnay is its best from its place of origin, there is nothing else like it! And like they say in Burgundy, “the man makes the difference”: hats-off to Charles for putting perfection in the bottle.

Currently available at ABC and a must taste for every Chardonnay lover is the 2008 Ballot-Millot Meursault; this wine will charm you with its elegance, finesse and depth; the fruit and oak are generous but in perfect balance with the bright acidity; the unmistakable minerality carries on the long finish.

Every day becomes a holiday when I open a bottle of Ballot-Millot Meursault!

--Atanas Nechkov, Central Florida Wine Supervisor