2019 Meursault Les Clous
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The 2019 Meursault Les Clous offers up inviting aromas of crisp orchard fruit, honeycomb, beeswax and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and incisive, with tangy acids and a tightly wound core, it's a nicely balanced, fine-boned wine in this inherently muscular white Burgundy vintage.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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This elegant Meursault reminds me very much of the best wines from this appellation from the 1970s and 80s. Only medium-bodied, with delicate pear, apple and lemon aromas. Long, silky and filigree finish. Whatâs the secret to its 1er Cru quality? Apart from very good winemaking, itâs a high altitude site that has benefited from climate change. Drink or hold.
Cask sample. Very light nose. Satin texture with quite tense acidity but not quite enough fruit concentration on the mid palate. A bit disjointed. (JR)
From the top of the slope, the 2019 Meursault Les Clous has a well defined bouquet of orange blossom, melon and praline scents that are focused and neatly enmeshed with the oak. The well-balanced palate offers orange peel on the entry. Good intensity here, and quite saline toward the finish, which will surely gain length after imminent racking.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.