2013 Meursault Les Perrieres
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Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Bouilland. The 2013 Puligny Montrachet 1Er Cru les Perrieres has a fulsome bouquet with plenty of citrus fruit, fresh pear, granite and smoke scents, nicely defined and gaining more delineation as it blossoms in the glass. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry. It is terse, strict and linear but then again, that is why you come to Puligny. Delivering some lovely marine/oyster shell notes towards the finish, this is a superb wine that should age with style. Tasted May 2016.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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Fresh, beguiling nose with a hint of savoury oak. Broad and fully evolved already. Rich palate but a dry finish. Hint of flowers. Should last pretty well but it is almost surprisingly open. Lively and easy to like. (JR)
The 2013 Meursault 1er Cru les Perrières did not quite deliver as much as the Meursault Charmes or Genevrières. It has a crisp floral bouquet with yellow flowers and wet pavement scents, more backward than the Genevrières. The palate is crisp and fresh with a keen line of acidity and a rather conservative, straitlaced, perhaps rather reticent finish. This was a rather perplexing showing.
Pale bright yellow. Subtle, pristine aromas of lemon, orange zest and minerals. Rich pear and dusty mineral flavors really coat the palate without leaving behind any impression of weight. This very young wine is most impressive today on the very long, tactile, perfumed finish, which saturates the mouth with saline crushed-stone minerality.
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.