2015 Meursault Genevrieres Cuvee des Pierres
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(aged in 33% new oak, the highest percentage among these 2015s): Bright light yellow. Nectarine, lemon, hazelnut and smoky oak aromas are subtle and perfumed for the year. Juicy and intense, offering a captivating sugar/acid balance and excellent definition to its very ripe stone fruit and saline mineral flavors. More tightly wound than the "regular" Genevrières, even a bit youthfully aggressive today, but the long, structured, slowly rising finish displays terrific flavor intensity and salty grip. I might have picked this wine blind as a Perrières.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Slightly hazy bright yellow. Pure but subdued aromas of stone fruits and spices are less marked by the vintage than most of Latour's other 2015s. Wonderfully fine-grained and light on its feet, with a touch of green vegetables and a high-toned hint of lavender lifting the middle palate. Very airy in the mouth if still a bit youthfully tight. Sneaky acidity comes up on the back end of this wonderfully silky, intense Meursault. An outstanding 2015 with terrific energy (4.6 g/l acidity) and length.