Meursault 1er Les Perrières 2013 - Domaine Pierre Morey

Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2013 — Domaine Pierre Morey

This Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2013 from Domaine Pierre Morey embodies a noble, taut and intensely mineral expression of Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune. From one of Meursault’s most admired Premier Crus, this wine combines the depth of the appellation, the limestone precision of Perrières and the pure, elegant and restrained signature of the domaine.

The wine opens with ripe lemon, citrus zest, fresh pear, yellow apple, white peach, white flowers, almond, fine hazelnut, delicate butter, chalk, warm stone, light smoke and subtle honeyed nuances. The 2013 vintage brings marked freshness, fine tension and already complex evolution, while preserving the mineral drive that defines the greatness of Perrières.

Terroir: Les Perrières, Meursault’s mineral tension

Les Perrières is one of Meursault’s most renowned climats, celebrated for its finesse, poise and persistent minerality. Its stony limestone soils produce Chardonnays that are more slender, more saline and more chiselled than the appellation’s more opulent expressions.

At Pierre Morey, this terroir is expressed with great purity: the ageing remains discreet, the substance precise, and the finish stretches out on a chalky, saline sensation. The 2013 vintage reinforces this vertical reading, with vivid freshness, fine energy and complexity already well established.

Tasting notes

Appearance: pale gold with bright reflections, slowly evolving towards a deeper gold, while retaining fine visual freshness.

Nose: precise and elegant, with ripe lemon, citrus zest, fresh pear, yellow apple, white flowers, almond, fine hazelnut, chalk, warm stone and light smoke. With aeration, notes of fine honey, noble butter, dried fruits, sweet spices and white truffle may appear.

Palate: straight, satiny and highly mineral, with elegant substance carried by clear limestone tension. Flavours of citrus, white fruits, almond, hazelnut, chalk and warm stone extend into a long, saline, fresh and refined finish.

Expression of the 2013 vintage

The 2013 vintage in Burgundy produced white wines marked by freshness, tension and fine aromatic precision. In Meursault, the best terroirs offer wines that are less solar than 2015 or 2019, but often very elegant, mineral and capable of developing great complexity with time.

Today, this Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2013 from Domaine Pierre Morey is entering a very interesting phase, between preserved freshness and evolved complexity. Measured aeration reveals notes of hazelnut, fine honey, warm stone, light smoke and white truffle, while preserving Chardonnay purity and the salinity of the terroir.