Outstanding
Tasting note: Here the nose is all but mute and only reluctantly offers up gorgeously complex notes of mineral reduction, green apple, lilac, honeysuckle, spice and discreet citrus nuances. There is a real sense of underlying tension to the ultra-pure; indeed the word crystalline come to mind, middle weight flavors that exhibit a driving minerality on the explosively persistent and impeccably well-balanced finale. This is a classically styled Perrières that's going to live for a very long time so patience absolutely required. In a word, brilliant.
The 2013 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières is showing well, wafting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp yellow orchard fruit, pastry cream and toasted sesame, subtly framed by a deft application of new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a delicately textural attack, good depth and concentration at the core and a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a nicely defined finish. This isn't as powerful or muscular as Coche's 2013 Corton-Charlemagne, but alongside that wine it ranks, unsurprisingly, as one of the two high points in this comparatively challenging white Burgundy vintage. While the 2013 Perrières is somewhat approachable today, it is still several years away from its peak.
WA: 95
