Meursault Premier Cru white 2005 - "Perrières"
- White
- 75 cl
Among the best producers of wines from the Côte de Beaune and Meursault, Domaine Gauffroy signs here a very concentrated, ample Meursault with a remarkable depth.
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Meursault Premier Cru white 2005 - "Perrières"
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Complex
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Powerful
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Mineral
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Fruity
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Woody
Meursault Premier Cru 2005 "Perrières" - Domaine Gauffroy
Concentrated, fat and opulent, this Meursault Premier Cru vintage 2005 is a wine now at its peak, from a great vintage.
The plot is south of Meursault on the edge of the commune of Puligny-Montrachet.
It is a small enclosure with very stony soil, which can be explained by the presence of old quarries in the very close vicinity. The exposure is ideal, very protected from the winds and very sunny, with a heat reinforced by the reflection of the sun on the many stones on the surface of the ground.
Meursault Perrières is a wine with an astonishing structure, powerful and very mineral at the same time, with an incomparable amplitude and length in the mouth. The Meursault Perrières, with its aromas of rock and flint, lives up to its name. It is a wine that can be kept for a very long time (minimum 6 to 10 years), its peak can exceed 20 years.
Very pleasant and round thanks to the very good maturity of the vintage, this Meursault 2005 is ready to be tasted.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
Meursault is traditionally used to accompany refined white meats (veal, poultry in white sauces) and the noblest fish. With this vintage, we can also aim for more spicy dishes with sauce.
Don't forget also shellfish, the Meursaults' favourite area.
Serving temperature:
12 to 14°
food pairing
White Burgundy Wines Round and Powerful: Foie Gras, Creamy Sauce Fish, Grilled Sea fish, Lobsters, lobsters, Cream Poulardes, Civet Volailles, Epoisse, Roquefort, Bleu de Bresse
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Appellation
Premier Cru -
Type of Wine
Still -
Wine Making
Oak casks -
Grape Variety
Chardonnay -
Harvest
Manual -
Burgundy Region
Côte de Beaune -
Vintage
2005 -
Service
12 to 14 degrees -
Custody potential
Ready to taste
appellation
Meursault
Wine Characteristics
There are observable but minor differences between the wines of the different Climats (named plots). In most cases, Meursault is greeny-gold in colour or canary yellow, leaning towards bronze as it ages. Limpid and brilliant, it sometimes exhibits silvery highlights. Its bouquet has strong aromas of ripe grapes. The young wine is redolent of toasted almonds and hazelnuts in a floral (mayflower, elder, bracken, lime, verbena) and mineral (flint) setting. Butter, honey, and citrus fruits are also present. On the palate it is rich and fat with a cheerful and appealing taste of hazelnut. Unctuousness and freshness are in silky balance. Long and structured, it needs time to mature - this is a great white wine for laying down.
Wine Steward’s Tip
Its aromatic power and exceptional balance between fat and acidity make it an aristocrat among burgundies. Unsurprisingly, it has a natural affinity with noble and fine-textured fish or meat, which it can match without overpowering. It performs a similar feat with joints of veal or poultry in white sauce, which are rendered sublime by the wine’s unctuous texture and long, distinguished acidity. Still better are grilled lobster, crawfish, or king prawns in sauce - dishes whose aromatic intensity and crisp texture match the lively and supple balance of the wine. Even blue cheeses and foie gras take to it immediately.
Serving temperature: 12 to 14°C.
Situation
The hard Comblanchian limestone which disappears deep underground around Nuits-Saint-Georges reappears here where, as one moves southward, red wines give way to whites. Nowhere in the Côte de Beaune does the
Chardonnay grape do better than it does here. Along the village streets are a succession of little houses belonging to the vineyard workers, mixed with more imposing dwellings. The stone-work on the 53 metre-high church tower looks like it could be the work of fairies. The excellent soils were planted with vines by the monks of Cîteaux as early as 1098. A small amount of red wine is produced here, though white definitely dominates. Meursault’s appellation of origin status dates from 1937.
Terroirs
The best soils are found at heights of 260 metres with exposures along an arc between East and South. They consist of Jurassic marls and marly limestones.
There are some patches of magnesian limestone. The ancient callovien limestone and argovien marls shave the crus.
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