60% vinified in foudre, rest in barrique. Vines are located around the domaine, very close to Meursault village appellation. Lime mineral nose. Good acidity, fairly powerful, plenty of structure and minerality, medium-weight body, floral fruit. Good length. (88-90)
2017 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves
Stony minerality, good concentration and some power, lemon-lime fruit. Classic white Beaune with hardness. About 30% new oak. (91-93)
2017 Beaune 1er Cru Les Champs-Pimont
50% vinified and aged in large foudres. Apple-calvados nose — very attractive. Gentler on the palate with not such an imposing structure; medium-light on the tongue, but good structure here. Another style of Beaune, one with more finesse than the Grèves, but still with minerality and structure. Sensuality on the palate. (91-94)
2017 Beaune 1er Cru Clos de la Féguine
Ripe, sautéed apple nose. Crisp, acidic mouth with Beaune firmness, layered apple fruit, crisp, good tension. (91-93)
2017 Meursault Clos de Mazéray
Part here vinfied and raised in foudre (about 33%). Butter and mineral nose. Good layering in mouth, good acidity and crispness. Length is here. Lime and grapefruit fruit. Still rather tight. Excellent focus and purity, plus a touch of rusticity that is typical of Clos de Mazeray. (90-92)
2017 Meursault 1er Cru Santenots
Only finished malo during 2018 harvest. Lots of young vines — just above Clos des Santenots. Stony, mineral nose. Mineral, hint of butter, intense, energetic, steely, penetrating. About 35% new oak, as is typical at Prieur for white premiers crus. (91-94)
2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
Walnut-hazelnut nose along with citric minerality. Excellent tension here, lovely texture that falls in layers across the tongue. Mineral, grapefruit flavors, depth, intensity, energetic. (93-96)
2017 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières
One new barrel, one that is one year-old, one that is four years-old. Stony, dusty, chalky nose. Stony, chalky, tightly-wound, lots of tension, but also depth. But for the moment, this wine is not as open as the Combettes. Classic Perrières. Slight bitterness on finish. (93-95)
2017 Chevalier-Montrachet
Two and one-half barrels produced. Classic Chevalier chipped stone nose. Intense, pure, great depth. Not showing quite as much breadth and showing more power than I would expect; as a result, perhaps less finesse/nervosity than usual? Still very, very good. (93-95)
2017 Corton-Charlemagne
Above Ladoix, under the woods, eastern exposure. Mineral, stony nose. Plenty of body, but also tension, hints of tropicality to fruit but also very citric; long. Classic Corton-Charlemagne — needs time, perhaps 8-10 years. Very classic, something one often doesn’t see any more in Corton-Charlemagne. 70% new oak. (93-96)
2017 Montrachet
Harvested 5 September. 13.5% average potential alcohol. 70% new oak. Very stony, mineral nose. Mouth shows some fruit, but also plenty of stoniness and minerality. Not very open today, but this is a wine of excellent completeness. Incipient peach fruit here. (95-97)