2020 Meursault Genevrieres-Dessus
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Bottled only in magnum, the 2020 Meursault Genevrières-Dessus 1er Cru has a more pithy and minerally bouquet than the regular Genevrieres, wet limestone and touches of grilled walnut. The palate is very well balanced with a discrete reduction, lemon zest and orange zest, though I was just seeking more mineralité on the finish. Fine. Closure: Diam
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin, Vinous
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Benjamin Leroux's Le Dessous and Le Dessus are two completely separate cuvées; this is Dessus, on limestone soils close to premier cru Perrières; to be bottled in magnum only. Cask sample. Medium lemon; cool, zesty mineral freshness. Ripe and quite substantial but kept under wraps by that marbled freshness. Very typical, Perrières-cool minerality. (MH)
From Leroux vines, 2 x 300 litre barrels, recent but not new wood, not yet racked and will only be offered in magnum. Quite different in bouquet from the other Leroux Genevri�res, less oak effect, quite electric fruit, impeccable density, more classically Genevri�res in style. This beautiful wine displays significant intensity all the way through to the delicious, almost savoury, long finish, infused with a little ripe lemon.�
Benjamin Leroux's Le Dessous and Le Dessus are two completely separate cuvées; this is Dessous on clay soils. Cask sample. Mid lemon; lemon, apple, peach; generous and quite rich.