TN: 2008 Domaine Latour-Giraud Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières

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  • 2008 Domaine Latour-Giraud Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (12/22/2011)
    Rich and heady at first with a suggestion of almond butter and plenty of ripe, sappy orchard fruits. At the wine’s core there is something cool and rocky. It breathes in the glass to emit a sensual fragrance of white flowers. It is not advanced or overly developed but it is generous and giving and in a place right now that I would have no hesitation to drink, well I obviously had no hesitation to drink as I did drink one.

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Jeremy,

I tasted this in a few vintages and it is a decent enough wine. From the admittedly small sample (1999/2001/2002) I’d have to say these wines are fairly p’ox resistant, despite the 2001 being quite advanced; curiously enough. Since they are decently priced, one gets their money’s worth.

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Since they are decently priced, one gets their money’s worth.

Yes…same here in Quebec and Ontario, Canada.

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Seems to be like most '08 whites…they are pretty open and giving now, if a touch on the rich side…

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Mike, really this shows that it’s just a question of luck. It’s been rare in my experience to find an unpoxed bottle from here though they are nice when healthy.

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Tom,

That’s why I worded it the way I did. I’m aware of the problems others have reported with these wines. I just haven’t come acros any, although a 2001 Genevrières was advanced two years ago. However, isn’t an 8 year old wine from a difficult vintage made by a slightly above average producer supposed to show some age?

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i couldn’t see it in your TN except maybe the hint to something cool and rocky part, but i find more tension in 08 CDB whites than what above Tn is showing. its the combo of richness and energy, the abundant notes of mineral/acid that make them so perfect. if you can’t tell i am in love with 08 CDB whites [cheers.gif]

Bouchard and Fichet 08 genevrieres have both been awesome (near perfect tension of fruit/mineral, roundness/acid) and so delicious and so hard to resist right now, albeit bouchard more forward while fichet more tight but by no means backward. bouchard perrieres on the other hand quite a bit tighter and in need of 3-5 years to come to its own.

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Thanks for your take re Bouchard 08 Genevrieres.

I was tinking whether I should buy some or not ( as I always own his Charmes 08 and others ). I will definitely buy at least 2 or 3 during next discount sale.

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Peter, I drank one recently and it is gorgeous. Worth your money.

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Thanks…Julien - defintely 3 ( in Feb 2012 ). I drink most of my white burgundy young now ( best at 5 to 6 ) and seldom keep them over 7.

Bouchard - Perrieres is my fav 1ieme cru but I seldom see them now with SAQ. Regarding 08 Bouchard I missed the oppertunity to buy Bouchard 08 Montrachet which was released by SAQ some months ago … [swearing.gif]