2006 Meursault Les Perrieres
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From the portion of this great vineyard that borders Puligny Champs Canet – so steep it has been worked by horse not simply since that became fashionable, but for more than a decade – Pierre Morey’s 2006 Meursault Perrieres offers a striking combination of creaminess with clarity and minerality. Narcissus and toasted nuts in the nose lead to a palate where stony austerity is allied to rich nut oils and to a savory, saliva-inducing expression of minerality, and where an ingratiating generosity of pit fruits combines with citric brightness for a convincing sense of vivacity that carries into a long finish. This should be worth cellaring for at least 6-8 years. Pierre Morey – who recently announced his retirement after many years as cellar master at Domaine Leflaive – continues to craft Morey actively stirs the lees until Christmas, then lets the wines tell him when and whether to continue, which for the most part he did not in 2006. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Deep, soil-inflected aroma of pineapple, peach, crushed stone, minerals and roasted nuts. Dense and tactile, with harmonious acidity framing and intensifying the pineapple and liquid stone flavors. Wonderfully vibrant, mineral-driven Perrieres, with a very long, stony finish. Really transcends the vintage, but needs a good seven or eight years of additional bottle aging.
Nectarine, oatmeal and flinty, musky minerality on the nose. Dense and tactile in the mouth, with juicy flavors of white peach and lemon given cut and verve by sound acidity and firm minerality. This rocky wine coats the palate, but without any rough edges. The wine's expressive minerality hides its alcohol, which is close to 14%. Technically very dry but not austere.