2016 Domaine Michel Bouzereau Meursault 1er Cru "Les Perrières"

“Post-bottling induced reduction presently dominates the nose though there is both good freshness and vitality to the almost pungently stony flavors that possess a succulent mid-palate that contrasts with the clean, very dry and youthfully austere finale. This sneaky long effort is relatively tightly wound and is clearly going to need at least a few years to better harmonize and flesh out but the potential is definitely here.” (06/2018)

“Bright medium yellow. Sexy yellow fruits, pineapple and spices on the nose, complicated by hints of butter and vanilla. Then more grapefruity on the palate, offering more mineral tension than the foregoing wines. Still a bit tight and reserved but quite suave from the outset. Opens out nicely on the back end, finishing broad and vibrant, with lovely slowly building length. Jean-Baptiste Bouzereau has told me in the past that the estate's Perrières is typically more harmonious in the early going than its Genevrières but this wine is also a very good example of a balanced, essentially pliant 2016 from vines that avoided the frost. (ST)” (09/2018)

“The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru les Perrieres, not touched by the frost, has a pleasant bouquet with honeysuckle and Mirabelle aromas, if not quite articulating the mineralité, the stoniness that is the leitmotif of a great Les Perrières. The palate is well balanced with a rounded, lightly honeyed entry with hints of toffee apple and spice complementing the citrus fruit. (NM)” (12/2017)

“Pale straw. Some suggestions of oxidation on the nose, cheers up a bit on the palate but lacks freshness. Quite good sweetly ripe fruit at the finish.” (05/2019)