LATOUR-GIRAUD - Meursault 1er cru Genevrières Cuvée des Pierre - 2014

LATOUR-GIRAUD

Meursault 1er cru Genevrières Cuvée des Pierre 2014

- 95 points -

(from 50+ year old vines). An expressive and highly complex nose of
dried flowers, white pear and citrus notes introduces borderline painfully intense, pure and impressively powerful big-bodied flavors that possess a discreet touch of minerality on the once again palate staining, tension-filled and driving finish. There is
so much volume that this is almost unctuous yet the lemon-tinged acidity allows this to avoid any sense of heaviness on the muscular, indeed almost brutal finish. I would strongly advise not even thinking about opening a bottle of this massive wine
before it has at least 5 years of age on it. I should further note that this is not a Genevrieres with the usual amount of refinement but rather one of overt power and punch that is dramatic in its intensity and drive. Color me seriously impressed by
just the sheer scale of this wine.

June 2016


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