Meursault 1er cru Les Perrières 2019 - Domaine Pierre Morey

Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2019 — Domaine Pierre Morey

This Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2019 from Domaine Pierre Morey embodies a noble, precise and intensely mineral expression of Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune. From one of Meursault’s most admired climats, this wine combines the natural depth of the appellation, the limestone tension of Perrières and the pure, elegant and perfectly controlled 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 and fine honeyed nuances. The 2019 vintage brings richness, fruit brilliance and a satiny texture, while preserving the mineral drive and long saline persistence that define the greatness of Perrières.

Terroir: Les Perrières, Meursault’s most chiselled minerality

Les Perrières is one of Meursault’s most sought-after Premier Crus, renowned for producing Chardonnays of great finesse, shaped by stony limestone soils. The climat often gives wines that are more taut, more saline and more slender than the appellation’s most opulent expressions. At Pierre Morey, this minerality is expressed with purity, through precise ageing and a restrained reading of the terroir.

Tasting notes

Appearance: pale gold with brilliant reflections, luminous and dense, still marked by the youthfulness of the vintage.

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

Palate: broad, satiny and highly precise, with generous substance supported by clear limestone tension. Flavours of ripe citrus, white fruits, almond, hazelnut, chalk and warm stone extend into a long, saline, fresh and refined finish.

Expression of the 2019 vintage

The 2019 vintage in Burgundy produced white wines that are ripe, expressive and balanced, with fine fruit concentration and preserved freshness in the great terroirs. In Meursault, this year offers generous yet precise wines, capable of combining richness, tension and aromatic depth. In Perrières, the balance between density and salinity gives a wine destined for beautiful evolution.