2017 Meursault Goutte d'Or
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Offering up aromas of buttered apples, pear, praline and beeswax, the 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or is medium to full-bodied, broad-shouldered and reserved, with impressive power and chalky extract, balanced by succulent acids. It's one of the more backward wines in the Lafon cellar this year.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Very clayey soils. Barrel sample. Smells ripe and dense. Much less aérien than the Bouchères. Creamy, inviting, broad and mealy on the palate, mouth-filling with more breadth than length. Caressing and just enough freshness to balance and give it zip. Real power and concentration. (JH)
(50 hectoliters per hectare produced): Bright, pale yellow-green. Complex nose melds tangerine, yellow peach and a touch of honey, lifted by minty high tones. At once sappy and plush, with its silky volume offset by sound acidity. This rich, very dry wine boasts good inner-mouth tension to its yellow fruit flavors but is a tad disjointed in the early going.