Meursault, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
The nose is psycho. Lime zest, butter, actually brown butter, an airy ethereal quality, maybe some white peach, some citrus and unreal discreetly framed oak that has just made me shake my head how well integrated it is. Like insane. 9.8 nose. All the wet stones one can imagine. Florent is a completely different winemaker than when I started with him. This is super elite. The palate is a masterclass in controlled detonating So opulent yet so nimble. The texture, my goodness the texture. Silk. The finest silk. Extraordinary concentration and so nimble, so sappy and so pure. Unreal density and finesse and ultra concentrated. But so nimble it’s like a breeze on your palate. Acid is on point as is the structure which is architectural. More Gehry than Hadid. It’s got tannin and acid plus extraordinary length. There is real heft and density here but it retains this laser like delineation. Icing on a cake like texture now after some air and silly length. Stunning. With air this got crazy crazy elegant. Brilliant.
The nose is psycho. Lime zest, butter, actually brown butter, an airy ethereal quality, maybe some white peach, some citrus and unreal discreetly framed oak that has just made me shake my head how well integrated it is. Like insane. 9.8 nose. All the wet stones one can imagine. Florent is a completely different winemaker than when I started with him. This is super elite. The palate is a masterclass in controlled detonating So opulent yet so nimble. The texture, my goodness the texture. Silk. The finest silk. Extraordinary concentration and so nimble, so sappy and so pure. Unreal density and finesse and ultra concentrated. But so nimble it’s like a breeze on your palate. Acid is on point as is the structure which is architectural. More Gehry than Hadid. It’s got tannin and acid plus extraordinary length. There is real heft and density here but it retains this laser like delineation. Icing on a cake like texture now after some air and silly length. Stunning. With air this got crazy crazy elegant. Brilliant.
Jun 24th, 2025
2003 - past prime but still intriguing
2003 - past prime but still intriguing
1 person found it helpfulSep 14th, 2014
Not so expressive... notes of lemon curd, pineapple and butter
Not so expressive... notes of lemon curd, pineapple and butter
Dec 29th, 2016
Aromatically unexpressive but that's not enough to dislike a beautiful white burgundy
Aromatically unexpressive but that's not enough to dislike a beautiful white burgundy
Jan 21st, 2015
Lots of butterscotch but a little lemony freshness and a refreshing hit of acidity on the finish, it isn't a paragon of complexity, but a very satisfying 19 year old village wine.
Lots of butterscotch but a little lemony freshness and a refreshing hit of acidity on the finish, it isn't a paragon of complexity, but a very satisfying 19 year old village wine.
Aug 26th, 2014Lots of malolactic, out of balance.
Lots of malolactic, out of balance.
Nov 29th, 2013
Nose: elegant tropicality. White flowers.
Palate: elegantly tropical. Delicious. Very lovely. Some white flowers.
Still has some oak spice. Better in 18 months. But good now. Most people won’t be bothered.
Fass selections.
Nose: elegant tropicality. White flowers.
Palate: elegantly tropical. Delicious. Very lovely. Some white flowers.
Still has some oak spice. Better in 18 months. But good now. Most people won’t be bothered.
Fass selections.
Little lemon limey to kick off but mellows out over time
Little lemon limey to kick off but mellows out over time
Apr 2nd, 2022
