Sélection LABRUYÈRE-PRIEUR (Meursault) -- Red and White Wines Tasted from Barrel Samples


(Please see my overall vintage summary here.)

This label is being used now for wines from vineyards that Domaine Jacques Prieur exploits but does not own.

Starting with the reds:

2018 Santenay  Clos Gênet
Dark, spicy nose, dark opaque color. Moderate acidity, but adequate. Very dense; dark fruits, ripe, but not overripe. Creamy texture. All grapes destemmed.   (86-88)

2018 Santenay   1er Cru  La Comme
Dense and concentrated, opaque color, dark fruits, more depth and more complexity here, but also more closed. This will take some time. 30-35% whole clusters. (89-91)

2018 Chassagne-Montrachet   1er cru  Morgeot
Very dense and extracted. Smooth texture, creamy, round, but closed, lacks finesse. 100% destemmed. (86-88)

2018 Volnay  1er Cru  Santenots
From the Santenots-Blancs lieu-dit. Dark color but some transparency. Finesse of Volnay but with tannic structure of Santenots. Some richness and creaminess of texture but less than previous wines. Dark fruits. 100% destemmed. (88-91)

2018 Pommard  1er Cru  Platières
Smoky nose. Blueberry fruit, finesse in wine, smooth, dark. 100% destemmed. (89-91)

In white:

2018 Pouilly-Fuissé
Young, mineral, pear, touch of tropical fruit. Lighter in texture than many Pouilly-Fuissé — more of a sensibility of Côte d’Or because of finesse. Here, the grapes are purchased and vinified at the Jacques Prieur estate in Meursault. This has been racked. 10% new oak. (89-91)

2018 Chassagne-Montrachet   1er Cru  Morgeot
At the top of the Clos de Morgeot. Very old vines, not yet racked. This was a very small yield. Mineral, fresh, pure, lemony, but also finesse, silky texture — an excellent expression. (92-94)

2018 Puligny-Montrachet   1er cru  Champ Gain
Very small yields. Saline, plenty of acidity, energetic, chiseled, mineral. (91-94)