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Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Meursault |
Colour | White |
Type | Still |
The 2016 Meursault Village wafts from the glass with notes of crisp apple, pear, almond paste and lemon oil, displaying a pure bouquet that isn't marked by the reductive signatures of yesteryear. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, intense and incisive, with excellent concentration and a tangy line of acidity that lends the wine enormous length. Right now, it's youthfully tight-knit, but there's immense promise here. This note applies to a bottle from a cuvée produced from the lieu-dit Les Chaumes that also contains some juice from La Barre. Raphaël Coche told me that he produced three other cuvées, one from Vireuils, another from Narvaux and a third assembling multiple parcels that together filled a press. As usual, the only way to know which bottling you possess is to ask the importer.
(the person who brought the bottle to an event in Burgundy was told by the seller that it was from Vireuils-Dessus rather than Narvaux). A ripe yet cool nose features lightly smoky notes of still relatively primary spicy green apple, acacia blossom and the hallmark hazelnut wisps. There is excellent density to the delicious, refined and mineral-inflected flavors that possess excelelnt depth on the focused, powerful and strikingly persistent finish. This is coming along nicely and while it could be enjoyed now, there is significant upside remaining so I would be inclined to be patient for a few more years.