Burgundy, a 2009 red and 2008 white

  • 2008 Buisson-Charles Meursault 1er Cru Gouttes d’Or - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (1/7/2012)
    At first it appears ‘old school’ rich, heady and buttery with a touch of the exotic. Upon closer inspection and as it unravels in the glass you realise that this is seriously good white wine. It is rich, broad shouldered and explosive like good Batard. Some almond and flora come to the fore with air and it has brisk minerally acidity making a nice counterpoint to all the sappy intense peach and pear fruits. It has plenty of dry extract to the finish and excellent balance and length. I have two more botts for the cellar, wish I had more!
  • 2009 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Les Marconnets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (1/7/2012)
    Ripe, juicy luscious, slutty, plush and slick. It has flavours that trick one into think it may be from Beaujolais one minute (think redskin lolly), Northern Rhone (passionfruit skins) and the Cote d’Or (cherries, liqueur cherries and cherry pie). It is relatively low of acid, a lot of fun and a real big mouthful of opulent fruit.

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Jeremy

how do you see gouttes d’or within the 3 style of meursault (at least i see 3 styles that i have been able to fit most meursault into for sake of generalization):

  1. narvaux and its shallow soils leading to more finesse, cooler notes, less weight, zippier
  2. perrieres and as you get close to puligny with white flowers and orchard fruit poking out
  3. your typical meursault as in honey, lemon, nuts and almond like flavours. e.g tesson, chevaliers, and most others.

also, do you even agree with these 3 categories?

Hi Rasoul,
Very hard to generalise and very much a producer thing but Gouttes d’Or to me tends to be broad shouldered, sappy and powerful, certainly not as floral, elegant or piercing as say Genevrieres or Perrieres.
Best Regards
Jeremy

sounds like it fits in my 3rd generalization. broad shouldered is a very good descriptor.