Meursault, Les Boucheres, 1er Cru, 2020
Beautifully crafted, this has all of the elements you could hope for from a Meursault 1er Cru. A classic. Voluminous, but with proper structure and definition. Multi-layered and with great energy, this is a seriously accomplished and sophisticated wine in the classic Meursault mould. Fleshy stone fruit, Mirabelle, melted butter and hazelnut characteristics with some more high-toned floral notes of honeysuckle, speckled with mineral highlights. A racy citrus note cuts through all of this to complete the very complex, harmonious picture.
critic reviews
The 2020 Meursault Les Bouchères 1er Cru has a lively nose with traces of nutmeg and walnut. There's a faint touch of wild fennel in the background. There is something almost Provençal about these aromatics. The palate is cohesive and demonstrates impressive concentration. There is a patina of new oak to be absorbed, with modest depth and plenty of extract in evidence towards the finish. Perhaps it doesn't fully deliver the nuance of the best Meursaults, but it remains what you might call a very "capable" wine that will surely improve with another couple of years in the bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.