2014 Meursault-Perrières, 1er Cru, Michel Bouzereau & Fils, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - at best
- Neal Martin MW
- 91/100
Product: 20148021308
Description
The wine has a pure, pale colour with an impressive nose of grand quality, the detail still to come; heady perhaps, but lively rather than heavy. It is very intense with pear notes arriving at the back of the palate, having the most weight of the three Meursault Premiers Crus.
Jean-Baptiste liked the fruit and the flesh of his 2014s from the start, but since October he feels that the structure and sense of class have become apparent. He was happily surprised to find such regular, healthy fruit despite the hail, and, apart from the size of the crop, there was no discernible difference between the hailed vineyards and the others. Overall his crop was 40 percent below a normal year, and 10 percent below 2013, so his pricing this year is eminently fair. Drink 2018 - 2026
Jean-Baptiste liked the fruit and the flesh of his 2014s from the start, but since October he feels that the structure and sense of class have become apparent. He was happily surprised to find such regular, healthy fruit despite the hail, and, apart from the size of the crop, there was no discernible difference between the hailed vineyards and the others. Overall his crop was 40 percent below a normal year, and 10 percent below 2013, so his pricing this year is eminently fair. Drink 2018 - 2026
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine Michel Bouzereau
Critics reviews
Neal Martin MW 91/100
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Bouzereau's 2014 Meursault 1er Cru les Perrires did not quite exude the complexity of the Les Perrires from either Chteau de Meursault or Comtes-Lafon. It feels riper with more tropical tones that get in the way of mineralit. The palate is well balanced with touches of quince and marmalade, waxy in texture and with a finish that is pleasant but just a tad overworked. That said, I suspect that bottle age will temper its exuberance, and it should result in a very fine white Burgundy.Neil Martin - 31/10/2017
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Domaine Michel Bouzereau
The Bouzereau clan is widespread in the village of Meursault, with Domaine Michel Bouzereau at the forefront. Michel Bouzereau comes from a large winemaking family and has held the post of President of the Burgundy Growers Union. His is a voice to be heard. And what he likes to talk about is the traditional way of making wine. He ferments in cask and gives his wines nine months on their lees. Determined that his wines will smell and taste only of wine, the importance of new wood is acknowledged but downplayed. Michel's son Jean Baptiste is now in charge of making the seventeen wines from this 11 hectare estate.
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