Louis Jadot, Meursault Charmes

Louis Jadot, Meursault CharmesA very Meursault nose combines notes of ripe and fresh white fleshed fruit with those of floral, nut and citrus confit. The palate impression of the medium bodied flavors is also quite sleek with lovely underlying tension that carries over to the youthfully austere, firm and impressively long finale. This could use better depth but given the extended potential aging curve, more should almost certainly develop. Worth checking out.

the fruit takes on distinctly more red-hued tones of expression

(from Petits Epenots)

The 2002 Pierre Peters Special Cuvée Les Chetillons was rich

tight-held finish for now

The middle weight flavors exude a really beguiling inner mouth perfume and flashing a plenitude of minerality on the focused and almost painfully intense bitter cherry pit-infused finish that leaves no doubt that this beauty is built-to-age for the long to even very long-term

I would add that I would consider serving this just a few degrees cooler than usual as I noticed that the flavors and finish lose some of their precision

Granny Smith apples and plenty of citrus zest

Macadamia nut

The velvety and exceptionally rich flavors possess a different and more seductive texture than usual if perhaps a bit less minerality

76% Pinot Noir

but as a critic

extremely mineral-driven with notes of sea spray and struck flint