2017 Meursault Perrieres
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The 2017 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a rich nose featuring lemon verbena, blood orange and touches of apricot. It is very seductive, although it does not quite deliver the desired degree of mineralité and becomes a bit oxidative. The palate is well balanced with a phenolic opening, quite a bit of pithy stone fruit and plenty of extract on the finish. Give this time to settle with 4–5 years of cellaring. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(80% of this wine is from a 1938 planting in Perrières du Haut, the other 20% from 60-year-old vines near the Clos des Perrières ): Alluring lemon-yellow color. A touch of noble reduction to the aromas of ripe peach, pineapple, nut oils and smoky minerality. Suave, silky and utterly seamless in the mouth (this wine always displays a thicker texture, notes Bouzereau), conveying an almost oily quality to its yellow fruit flavors. The wine's acidity is a bit soft and nicely integrated. I suspect this wine will gain in shape and terroir character during its last months of élevage , as its minerality emerges.