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2012 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Perrières

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December 1, 2024 - $120

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RATINGS

93The Wine Advocate

...a very pure, aniseed-tinged bouquet that is vibrant and intense. The palate is well-balanced on the entry with orange cordial and that aniseed tincture coming through. The acidity is nicely judged and the finish long and tense.

92Stephen Tanzer

Suave on entry, then fine-grained in the middle, offering creamy flavors of lemon, stone and toasted bread; a suggestion of exotic fruits is leavened by sound acidity and firm underlying minerality.

92Burghound.com

...wet stone, spiced pear and acacia blossom. There is excellent tension to the even stonier and quite finely detailed flavors that possess a seductively textured mid-palate... balanced, intense and moderately dry finale...

90Wine Spectator

The core flavors of apple and peach are accented by honey and butterscotch in this open, inviting white. A grapefruit tanginess sneaks up on the finish.

PRODUCER

Bouchard Pere et Fils

This Beaune-based domaine is one of the largest and most venerable in Burgundy. It was founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard as a textile sales and distribution company. But twenty years later Michel’s son Joseph acquired vineyards in Volnay in the famous Les Caillerets climat and started producing wine. Over the centuries the family continued to acquire exceptional vineyards throughout the Côte d’Or. For nine generations the Bouchard family ran the estate, creating notable wines, and ran their own negociant business. In 1986 the Bouchards built a new state-of-the-art facility and in 1995 they sold the estate to the French Champagne house Joseph Henriot. With more than 300 acres of vineyards in various parts of Burgundy, Bouchard Pere et Fils produces Grand Crus, Premiers Crus and other wines. It makes red and white Burgundies and is especially well-known for Grand Cru Chardonnays.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Meursault, Les Perrieres

Les Perrieres is 34-acre Premier Cru vineyard in Meursault, in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. The vineyard includes several sub parcels. They are the 2.4-acre monopole Clos des Perrieres, which belongs to Domaine Albert Grivault, and Les Perrieres Dessous. Because Les Perrieres is in southern Meursault next to Puligny, the Les Perrieres Meursaults are considered to have more minerality than other Meursaults. Burgundy writer Clive Coates has noted that “Perrieres is perhaps the most elegant and persistent of the premier crus. At its best, it is positively brilliant…” Since Meursault lacks a Grand Cru, Meursault’s reputation for excellence is based on the Premier Crus, particularly the whites.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, 1er (Premier) Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.