Louis Jadot - Meursault Charmes Premier Cru 2022 (750ml)
Price: $159.99
| Producer | Louis Jadot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Meursault |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8083 |
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Seductive, lush and ample, with slightly lower acidity than other Meursault Premiers Crus, this wine offers ripe peach and apricot aromas and flavors in a fat, velvety texture. It will develop in the bottle for 8 to 15 years.
Louis Jadot Description
Meursault is the center of four communes that make up the Côte des Blancs, named for the predominantly white wines produced there. The soils of Les Charmes are richer and heavier than the soils of Les Perrières, just above it on the slope, making Les Charmes the more typical, masculine Meursault. The Chardonnay grapes are fermented and matured in oak barrels for a total of 15 to 18 months.
James Suckling: 95 Points
From the top part of the premier cru slope where the temperatures are a bit cooler, this elegant, medium-bodied wine has kept its freshness and acidity during a hot vintage. So mellow, layered and smooth, offering baked apples, vanilla and nutmeg nuances and a lingering finish.
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2022 Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru has a well-defined and elegant bouquet: yellow plum, quince and touches of crushed stone. The palate is taut, fresh, and well-defined, with a subtle reduction at play. The acidity is well-judged and nicely poised, yet it delivers the intensity and depth one expects from this Premier Cru. It is very promising and worthy follow-up to the excellent 2021.
Burghound: 92 Points
Outstanding
This is aromatically similar to the straight Meursault if perhaps just a bit spicier. On the palate though there is notably better size and weight to the solidly powerful and concentrated medium-bodied flavors that flash a subtle minerality on the agreeably dry and mildly austere finale that already offers good complexity.
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