2008 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  12/11/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Tight and muscular. A whiff of struck match and plenty of preserved lemon. The palate is deep, fresh and chewy. There’s saline minerality and the finish is very persistent.

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  12/29/2021 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points

  Brown sediment settled in the bottle. Cork hardly wet beyond the base. Pale to mid straw, green tinged. White fruit, a hint of florality, but mainly this is currently about lithe structure, latent density and almost painful intensity and incredible line. Even brighter and more minerally pure than the 09 (****/93) last year, and laser sharp. Makes the 10 (****/91 enjoyed alongside the 09 last year) seem positively flabby by comparison. This is really fine, pure and long, more Perrieres in style rather than one’s idea of Charmes. ***(**) Opens further with air overnight, so after 24hrs, ****(*).

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  4/6/2021 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Mid green gold with hints of yellow
  Fresh apple, chalk and mineral aromas, with a distinct and appealing cordite/struck match quality. Very inviting!
  A poised entry shows soft fleshy peach, ripe apple flesh, and desiccated almonds with a touch of lemon or rather lime meringue, all cut a fine steel blade of acidity.
  The backbone of acidity gives the wine tension and a lemon-y bite, whilst the finish has gunsmoke. A long farewell the wine twitches the nostrils with its citric-mineral edge. Fabulous!

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  12/17/2020 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Deep lemon with green tinges.
  A shy nose to start with showing lemon verbena, slivered almonds and chalk dust. As it opens in the glass, it yields ripe yellow peach, nectarine slices, some oatmeal and more minerals and pulverised rocks.
  A pure fruited entry with ripe fruits - sweet peach flesh, lots of citrus with lemon and lime, some grapefruit (almost citrus blossom). It has the breadth of Meursault but then the acidity kicks in - quick, saline, throbbing and taut - giving the wine a spine.
  Incredible poise throughout, the wine manages effortlessly to oscillate between the rich, fleshier mid-palate and the piquant, racy acid. This is a top-notch chiselled example of Meursault with a tremendous depth of flavour with great concentration and a hugely persistent finish. Lip-smackingly good and my perfect style of wine! Will no doubt age further. Top wine of 2020 to date!

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  8/27/2017 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Burgundy Evening: Meursault and Gevrey side by side (Grabouw, Western Cape): Mid green-tinted gold
  It is slightly restrained at first but then gentle lifted aromas of grapefruit, white peach flesh, lemon and nectarine alongside wet stones and minerals.
  An initial sweet fruit on entry with lemon, nectarine and walnut but underscored by fresh, bracing acidity, chiselled, linear frame and a long, winding finish.
  This charming, poised wine has focus, real depth of flavour, and great concentration. Lots of material over the 2007 Perrieres with ruby grapefruit, wet chalk and more Meyer lemon towards the finish.

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