2014 Bouchard Père & Fils Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru
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I really appreciate the fresh apple and green-mango aromas with the bread-dough undertone. Full body, bright acidity and a tangy undertone. Tight and dense. Complex. Needs another two or three years to open.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, light yellow. Deeply pitched nose offers fresh apricot, iodiney minerality and a complicating leesy nuance. A broad, fat, mineral bath on the palate, with its ripe, sweet peach flavor nicely countered by firm acidity. Less harmonious and smooth than the Genevrières today, this wine needs time to meld its sweet fruit elements and acidity. But the long, rising finish augurs well for longevity.
15% new oak. Dense with a hint of the marzipan I normally associate with Corton-Charlemagne! Strong edge of acidity and lots of chew. Full-bodied (for a 2014). (JR)
The 2014 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières, raised in a judicious 15% new French oak, has a powerful, punchy bouquet that puts the Genevrières 2014 in the shade. This races out of the blocks with dried pineapple, citrus and stony notes, quite extravagant and whilst not delivering the same killer level of mineralité as others, it does put a smile on your face. The palate is well balanced with a keen line of acidity, just a hint of lemon zest flanked by dried apricot and grilled walnut notes. It gambols along to what feels like quite an intense finish. This is excellent...brash but excellent.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.