2016 Meursault Poruzot
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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(from an "almost normal" crop of 40 hectoliters per hectare, according to Boillot): Bright yellow. Ripe, musky stone fruits, smoked meat and a strong oak element on the nose (the blend will be 40% new oak). Fat, thick and sweet but with penetrating acidity giving the wine almost painful cut. Hints of flowers and minerals in the middle palate. This wine boasts an impressive thickness but it's almost too salty to be fun, at least in the early going.
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.