2012 Meursault Les Perrieres
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Meursault 1er Cru les Perrières from Vincent Girardin is showing a little more oak on the nose compared to its peers with touches of patisserie, almond and coconut complementing the citrus fruit. The palate is fresh and crisp with a fine line of acidity, just tapering towards the tropical finish that indicates elements of botrytis. I prefer other releases from Girardin in this year.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Full bright yellow. Apple, high-toned spices and macadamia nut on the nose, plus a whiff of Calvados. A shock to the palate on entry, with pungent orange zest and ginger flavors hardened by near-painful acidity. Shows a strong salty mineral quality but the acids seem out of whack and a note of buttery caramel gives the wine a somewhat advanced quality. This disjointed wine is very hard to warm to: can it possibly harmonize in bottle? (An earlier bottle was no better.)
Bright, pale yellow. Cool, stony aromas of orange, lemon, quinine and ginger. The palate offers a compelling combination of thickness and acidity, with underlying citrus fruit currently overwhelmed by saline crushed-stone minerality. Wonderfully chewy and concentrated but quite austere in the early going. The acidity here is a healthy 4.25 grams per liter and the pH 3.13, according to Germain.
This is much more restrained than the Charmes, in fact it's so restrained that it is all but mute and only aggressive swirling liberates citrus, floral, white fruit and wet stone hints. There is outstanding intensity to the penetratingly mineral-driven and markedly precise flavors that possess plenty of underlying tension before culminating in a saline, balanced and seriously long finish. Good stuff and this is very Perrières in basic character. Tasted: Jun 15, 2014. Drink: 2019+