2016 Latour-Giraud Meursault 1er Cru Perrières

Latour-Giraud

France / Burgundy / Latour-Giraud

The Perrières appellation is spread over 13 hectares and is divided into four parts between Blagny and Charmes. Along with Genevrières, it is the finest of the Meursault premiers crus. Its name comes from an old underground quarry which used to provide stones for building the village itself. Domaine Latour-Giraud owns a little plot of 14 ares, which produces a sumptuous, brilliant and complex wine with almond nuances.

May, 2019

Gary Walsh

The Wine Front

93 points

Butter, white mint chocolate, pineapple and white fruit. Slippery, lime acidity, but a little stale and lacking vigour, though it pushes through the finish very nicely. Sophisticated, but quite forward.

September, 2017

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous Media

90-92 points

(aging in two 2014 barrels and one new one): Bright yellow. Ripe pear, peach and minerals on the nose, complicated by hazelnut and oatmeal nuances. Very plush, even glyceral wine with terrific fruit sweetness--although Latour noted that this cuvée finished its alcoholic fermentation drier and earlier than most of his other '16s, by the Hospices de Beaune weekend in mid-November. Seems a bit soft--even exotic--for Perrières, not to mention more evolved than the Genevrières; Latour mentioned that he may bottle it earlier. Takes on a more saline character with aeration, with a touch of citrus zest bitterness giving grip to the finish.

June, 2018

Allen Meadows

Burghound

90-93 points

A cool and highly restrained nose requires aggressive swirling to reveal its aromas of Granny Smith apples, lavender and mineral-reduction. The energetic medium weight flavors brim with minerality while offering good power and drive on the refined and impressively long finish that is shaped by firm and bright acidity. This too is lovely.

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About Latour-Giraud

It was a memorable tasting in Meursault in the European spring of 2018. Jean-Pierre Latour stood back and left the whites to press their irresistible case: aromatically enticing, seductive, resonant and mineral-inflected. Jean-Pierre's oldest known ancestor living from the vine was Jean Latour-Boillot, born about 1680, while the Giraud family were distillers in Meursault. The two domaines were united in 1958 with a marriage between the two families. These days production of the 10-hectare domaine is a little over 80% white, with the majority of vines across five premiers crus of Meursault: Les Genevrières, Les Charmes, Les Perrières, Les Bouchères and Le Poruzot. days production of the 10-hectare domaine is a little over 80% white, with the majority of vines across five premiers crus of Meursault: Les Genevrières, Les Charmes, Les Perrières, Les Bouchères and Le Poruzot.

About

Jean-Pierre Latour first got his hands dirty in the cellar back in 1983, then took the helm in '93. It’s really since the mid-2000s that he feels he’s nailed this style of white Burgundy - which he defines, justifiably, as “richness, purity and elegance, so that the wines finish fresh”. The whites are whole-bunch pressed, receiving a first racking at the end of August, when Jean-Pierre looks at the quality of lees to take forward. Bâtonnage is often part of the equation, but close observation of the vintage dictate frequency and duration. The wines are raised in oak for 11 to 12 months, with about 20% new oak for Bourgogne and village, and 25% for the premiers crus. Lovely reds from Pommard and Volnay are further evidence of Jean-Pierre’s sureness of touch.