Meursault les Perrières Dinner, Top Producers

Dinner with a few guys in my Chicago Burg group, featuring mostly mid-aged Meursault Perrieres from some of my favorite producers. Alas, no Coche-Dury or Roulot.

• 1989 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 89/99/00/02 vertical. Rich and concentrated stone fruit with nuanced apple, toasted hazelnut and savory spice hints. Very rich while also well balanced with a mineral-driven finish. Kept unfolding and changing in glass, without deteriorating at all for 2 hours. Best bottle I've had of this wine in a decade. Alas, my last bottle.

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• 1999 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 89/99/00/02 vertical. An odd wine. Certainly not past its peak, but there was an unpleasant note I thought Volatile Acidity, giving a whiff of nail polish remover. Never really got past that over several hours.

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• 2000 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 89/99/00/02 vertical. Started out lush and powerful with plenty of apple and pear aromas and flavors. Softened and shortened with more air. Best when popped-and-poured. Very good, but time to drink up.

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• 2002 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 89/99/00/02 vertical. Started off seemingly advanced and musty, but this freshened up quickly and kept getting more bright and powerful. Lots of yellow and green apple with hazelnut and lemon peel notes. Lots of structure with a long finish, showing lots of mineral textures throughout. Kept expanding over at least two hours.

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• 1999 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 99/02/04 vertical. Peach, baked apple, toasted walnuts and sweet spice with very good density, weight and length. Slightly short on acidity, and correspondingly very advanced. Better a few years back, but still enjoyable.

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• 2002 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 99/02/04 vertical. Rich stone fruit with lemon curd and sweet spice. Very good concentration, moderate structure. Nicely mature, at a very good place right now.

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• 2004 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 99/02/04 vertical. Apple, baked apple and pear aromas and flavors with toasted walnut and hazelnut and subtle spice, all coming together in a complex package with near-perfect balance. Very good density, but without coming across as heavy. Excellent 1er Cru with great length and a minerally finish. My favorite wine tonight, and most others agreed.

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• 2002 Vincent Dancer Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 02/04/08 vertical. Started out great with lots of bright orchard fruit, savory spice and floral notes. Oddly, this faded quickly in glass, seeming much more tired and less interesting within 20 minutes. 93 points when popped-and-poured, then 89 points after 30 minutes.

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• 2004 Vincent Dancer Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 02/04/08 vertical. Green and red apple throughout. Good concentration, slightly lacking energy. Seemed slightly past its peak, so best to drink up.

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• 2008 Vincent Dancer Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In 02/04/08 vertical. Lemon and green apple start-to-finish. Very dense with intense minerality throughout. Good to start, better an hour later. Best 2020-.

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• 2004 Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Served in 2004 horizontal. Cork seemed imperfect with considerable mold under the capsule. Wine came across slightly musty to start, but overall age appropriate. Plenty of apple with vanilla and sweet spice notes. Good+ concentration, good length.

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• 2004 Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Tasted in 2004 horizontal. Ripe stone fruit with spice and white pepper. Good concentration with an intriguing combination of ripe and less ripe fruit. Very good length. My favorite of the flight. Better than another bottle from the same case opened last year. Still best to enjoy over then next few years.

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• 2004 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Tasted in 2004 horizontal. Floral, very pretty aromas with apple, toasted hazelnut and savory spice, Moderate weight and length, very good balance. Best to enjoy in the near-term, this bottle was much fresher vs a few bottles opened last year.

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