| Winery |
Joseph Drouhin Meursault 2016 |
| Vintage |
2016 |
| Region |
Burgundy |
| Grape |
Chardonnay |
| Style |
White Wine |
| Sweetness |
Dry |
| Body |
Medium |
| Tasting note |
This is a great village wine and my favorite of the three top Côte de Beaune white ACs in 2016. The very pretty and complex nose delivers fine purity in its classic blend of apple, pear, almond, bee pollen, chalky soil tones and a discreet framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, crisp and beautifully balanced, with a lovely core and a very elegant, long and zesty finish. A beautiful bottle of Meursault. (Drink between 2018-2035) By John Gilman, Nov 2017.
Five plots around the village. There’s an instant impression of richness, alongside with tropical fruits such as pineapples and melons. Some stony notes, too. The palate has a very smooth core of gentle, fleshy tropical and stone fruits. Good depth and weight. Acidity is working below deck to balance. Drink now to 2020. By James Suckling, Feb 2018.
There is still a wisp of post-bottling SO2 though not so much as to mask the ripe and fresh aromas of hazelnut, pear compote and acacia blossom. There is both fine volume and mid-palate density to the caressing flavors that coat the mouth with dry extract on the nicely complex, well-balanced and persistent finish. This is lovely and very Meursault in basic character. By Allen Meadows @ Burghound, Jun 2018.
The 2016 Meursault Village had been bottled three weeks before my visit in Beaune. It has quite a showy, brioche and peach skin-scented bouquet with a smudge of yellow plum in the background. The palate is well balanced with plenty of peach and nectarine on the entry, perhaps a more commercial Meursault, but there is nothing wrong with that if it is well made. And I feel that this is well made. By Neal Martin @ Wine Advocate, Dec 2017. |
| Rating |
JG91 / JS91 |
| ABV |
13% |
| Size |
750ml |
