2014 Maison Joseph Drouhin Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru
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Pale, bright yellow. Tight, bright aromas of lemon-lime, grapefruit pith and crushed stone. Pliant on entry, then adamantly minerally and firm in the middle palate and dominated by its structure. But this very intense, fine-grained wine really resounds on the finish. Very closed today but has the balance and backbone to age gracefully.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pale, bright yellow. Tight, bright aromas of lemon-lime, grapefruit pith and crushed stone. Pliant on entry, then adamantly minerally and firm in the middle palate and dominated by its structure. But this very intense, fine-grained wine really resounds on the finish. Very closed today but has the balance and backbone to age gracefully.
The 2014 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières has a refined bouquet, perhaps not quite delivering that payload of mineralité that I was expecting, yet precise and detailed. The palate is fresh on the entry with grapefruit and lemon zest, a pleasant bitter edge here with a linear, energetic finish. This is very fine, though I think the remaining élevage until March 2016 will lend it the weight it needs.
14 months in oak. Not yet bottled. Distinctive nose, as if there were a touch of botrytis, although I know they have strict sorting of fruit. Ripe and orange/apricot flavours on the palate, but still bone dry, smoky, tight and very fresh. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.