Bourgogne, Blanc, Terroir d'Exception, 2015
Beautifully ripe but crystalline flavours of citrus, peach melba and savoury crushed stones, with a faint well-judged oakiness sitting in the background. Lively, detailed and light-footed this is radiant, expressive and transparent all the way through to a long, unwaveringly clear finish. This hails from a plot of 40 year old vines between Albert Grivault's Clos des Perrieres and Perrieres itself. A premier cru site if ever you saw one but for the fact that it was a quarry up until 1977, which has meant that it was never classed as such. Aged in 30% new oak.
critic reviews
The 2015 Bourgogne Terroir d'Exception has an attractive bouquet with scents of apple blossom, cold stone and a subtle, almost Muscat-like scent that lends complexity. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity. I like the energy here, but most of all the unexpected salinity on the finish that urges you back for another sip. Considering this a mere white Burgundy, at least in legal terms, is it exceptionally fine.