TN: 2017 Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

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  • 2017 Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (4/20/2020)
    Bottled under Diam GC. Brilliant nose with just a minute hint of reduction and then a judicious helping of toasty oak. A touch sweeter than I would expect on the nose from a 2017. On the palate, this is impeccably balanced, with a tinge of green giving the acidity here a real raciness, followed by a breadth that comes from a somewhat riper sensation of fruit, and a generous, but not overdone, use of oak. Compared to the 2018 which I tasted at the estate just two months ago, I may well have to give the nod to the 2018 (despite 2017 being such a brilliant chardonnay year). For my taste, there’s more balance with the oak on the 2018 with the fleshier fruit profile. Don’t get me wrong though – this is no slouch and I’d be amply happy to have this in my cellar. Perhaps it’s also a question of time where this has lost the exuberance of youth and is starting to go into its shell… (93 pts.)
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Yum.

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Nice note. Another one in favor of Jadot 2011 and younger.

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Sounds good. I had some 06 Jadot Puligny Clos de la Garenne on the list here. The last bottle that I sold was earlier this year. I was very concerned prior to opening that it was going to be dead. I eased the guests into the potential disappointment by talking about honey and butterscotch flavours. It poured out a deep golden. They loved it but I have a strong suspicion that it was somewhat advanced based on the colour.
It’s nice to read these notes that their wines are back on track as they have some wonderful holdings.