2017 Meursault, 1er Cru Genevrieres, Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils (6 x Bottle)
The 2017 Meursault Les Genevrières 1er Cru is richer on the nose compared to its peers, offering subtle tropical scents (dried pineapple and white peach) and revealing a touch of spice with time. The palate is ripe and candied on the entry, then slightly viscous and powerful. This is more akin to a Les Charmes than a Genevrières, although it maintains compelling focus on the decadent, praline-tinged finish. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
2017 Meursault, 1er Cru Genevrieres, Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils (6 x Bottle)
The 2017 Meursault Les Genevrières 1er Cru is richer on the nose compared to its peers, offering subtle tropical scents (dried pineapple and white peach) and revealing a touch of spice with time. The palate is ripe and candied on the entry, then slightly viscous and powerful. This is more akin to a Les Charmes than a Genevrières, although it maintains compelling focus on the decadent, praline-tinged finish. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
| Producer | Bouchard Pere et Fils |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | Cote de Beaune |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Country | France |
| Grape Variety | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | White |
| ABV | 14.00% |
| Style | Medium-Full , Dry , Oaked |
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Vinous
The 2017 Meursault Les Genevrières 1er Cru comes from two separate parcels. It shows a little reduction on the nose although it feels intense underneath, citrus and orange pith coming through with aeration. The palate is fresh on the entry with orange peel and light quince notes and more weight on the back end than the Charmes, and delivers good length. Very fine.
90-92 Points / Drinking 2021 - 2034
By Neal Martin / January 2019
Vinous
(from a crop level of 45 hectoliters per hectare): Aromas of lemon and lime oil, hazelnut and vanillin oak come across as rich and fully ripe but lively. In a distinctly rich, pliant, almost glyceral style, showing hints of banana and exotic fruits. Perhaps a bit overbearing in the early going, and slightly phenolic on the finish, but this rather reticent wine is evolving slowly. Weber provided an approximation of the final blend, as the Genevrières du Bas vines were picked on September 6 and the estate’s higher-altitude parcel on September 11. The two lots were vinified separately and the barrels will not be combined until the first racking in July or August. (14% alcohol)
90-93 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / September 2018