Stas Medvedev

9.4

🏅 Rating: 94+/100 (4,45🌟)

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Fruit nose with ginger hint. Here comes the Meursault mouth-filling power and high acidity. Less depth as opposed to Ch-M we tasted in the previous flight. Generous wine, but still a baby.

Fruit comes from the prized Dessus sector (top part), in the middle of Lafon’s portion, next to Puligny Combettes and touching Perrières. — 7 years ago

Alexa Karstaedt

9.5

Stunning. Mineral, mushroomy earth, subtly buttery, still very fresh. Will be drinking even better with more time. — 9 years ago

David Brodrick

9.6

Wow, what a luscious but restrained wine - haven't had a great Burgundy in a while, and now I've been reminded of what I'm missing. The perfect thing to start our anniversary off on the right foot, with great friends.. — 10 years ago

with Iris

Panja NAOE

8.9

20130727白ブルゴーニュヒロシ — 12 years ago

Mike Evans

9.2

Rich but with good acidity. — 7 years ago

Mathew

9.8

Unfathomable — 8 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.5

If you have a prejudice against negociant burgundy, drink this, and then think on what a negative instinct "prejudice" is. — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

5-Oh Bday Dinner... Beautiful light to med gold color. Intense nose that caused everyone to smile. Some of that petrol smell with wet river stone and citrus. In the mouth this was amazing. Very long finish. Perfect example of why u age white burg and why premox is so sad (see my 2002 Combettes note earlier this week) — 10 years ago

Hannah Greensmith

9.8

Located in Cote de Beaune, south of Volnay and north of Puligny Montrachet. Meursault ("Murr-so") has historically been Burgundy's center for white wine production. In fact, nearly all of the 2.5 million bottles produced from 440 ha (1,090 acres) are whites. The soil is a mixture of marl and chalk and is perfectly suited to the production of chardonnay. Meursault wines are known for aromas of hazelnuts, honey and vanilla for its aromas and creamy, almost olive oilllike texture. There are no grand crus in Meursault, though Les Perrières, Les Genevrières and Les Charmes produce remarkable wines. Further, some of the most well-known vineyards of Meursault such as Narvaux and Limozin are not premier cru but Villages-classified vineyards. Recent top vintages include 2008, 2007, 2005, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1993, 1990.


With 437ha. of vineyards dedicated to Villages wine or Premier Cru, Meursault has the largest area permitted to be planted in white wine in the Cote-d'Or. Furthermore, despite the fact that the village lacks even one grand cru, Meursault has historically been Burgundy's center for white wine production, in the past even more so than Puligny-Montrachet or Chassagne-Montrachet. While much of those two villages had in the past been planted to red grapes, Meursault has always been white wine territory. In fact, the modern day vineyard of Les Combettes in Puligny-Montrachet, which forms a continuous chain with the premier crus of Meursault, was once considered part of Meursault and not Puligny, where the many nearby vineyards produced red wine. There are several important factors that determine the reputation of Meursault. Primarily, the soil throughout most of Meursault is perfectly suited to the production of chardonnay; it is a mixture of marl and chalk, that when combined with a largely east or southeast exposure creates healthy grapes that are full of character. Another factor correlates to geology, though in a very different way. Meursault's high water table allows its residents to carve deep, cold cellars "perfect for the production of wine" into the chalky, stony soil. So, while large negociants from Beaune dominated the production and marketing of Burgundy throughout time, Meursault remained a wine of its own citizens. Contributing to this, since red wine has been more prized throughout time, these same negociants looked elsewhere for sources because the wine of Meursault has always been white.

What makes the wine so special? The most common descriptors attached to Meursault are hazelnuts, honey and vanilla for its aromas and creamy for its texture. However, this simplifies things quite a bit. In most cases, Meursault despite an almost olive-oil texture is countered by a precise mineral character, stoniness and a more refined overall palate than, for instance, Chassagne-Montrachet. It's the unique stony/mineral character that often gets lost when tasting Meursault, as many concentrate on the ripe, hedonistic primary flavors and aromas. It's the bipolarity of the wine, the interplay of both factors, that makes Meursault one of the most sought after white wines in the world. As mentioned above, there are no grand crus in Meursault, though many would argue that Perrieres, Genevrieres and Charmes can attain these lofty heights in the hands of the best producers. Further, some of the most well-known vineyards of Meursault such as Narvaux and Limozin are not premier cru but Villages-classified vineyards, though again, the best examples are clearly of higher quality. source: http://www.burgundywinecompany.com/wines/display.php?subregion=Meursault — 12 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2010 Vintage was singing last night with truffled goat cheese with truffle oil and smoked salmon on ACME sourdough baguette. — 7 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.3

Rounder expression than I expected, but with beautiful late orchard aroma, sappy yellow flower, a taste of bruised fruit and toffee caramel. Not enough acid to keep me going back for more but a great match with gazpacho — 8 years ago

with Allison

Mark Lindzy

9.1

No premox here, but sulfur is taking that seat. Otherwise solid. — 10 years ago

Paul Masson

9.0

1999 vintage — 10 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.2

Not as precise as the combettes, but a great example of the articulate 2010 vintage. — 13 years ago