2013 Meursault Les Perrieres
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Healthy pale straw-yellow. Cool pineapple, wet stone and menthol on the nose, plus a hint of citrus peel. Boasts lovely fruit intensity and a fine-grained texture but the spice and white pepper flavors are keeping the wine tight today. Packed with material but in need of time to blossom in bottle.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Whole-cluster fruit and aged for 16 months in oak, the 2013 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières has an extravagant bouquet with touches of mint and fennel infusing the citrus fruit, although I would have liked a little more austerity. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, admirable weight in the mouth, with touches of white peach and orange sorbet toward the finish. I find this is just trying a little too hard, expending too much effort in trying to live up to the reputation of the vineyard.
Among the first to ripen. Harvested 2 October. Spiced and lightly mealy citrus aroma plus a cool stony minerality and a touch herbal. Tightly coiled, so zesty and full of energy with a touch of green citrus rounded out by the mealy character and overall elegant. Oaky flavour on the very end. Very precise. (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.