Meursault Perrieres Comtes Lafon 2008

Meursault Perrieres Comtes Lafon 2008

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Meursault Perrieres Comtes Lafon 2008
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93 Vinous
Bright medium yellow; a tad darker in color than the preceding wines. Aromas of yellow peach, white flowers and marzipan suggest a full yet elegant wine. Fine-grained and delicious, with harmonious acidity giving shape and cut to the flavors of stone and citrus fruit, pineapple and crushed stone. Shows a captivating raciness and cut that belie the wine's elevated alcohol. Finishes with a sneaky whiplash of citrus fruits and stone, plus a strong lemon zest element suggesting that there's still a bit of acidity to be absorbed. Lafon noted that he found the nose of this wine younger than a bottle he opened four years ago, which was also more disjointed. Now the wine's elements are coming together, he said, adding that the ripeness in '08 came through concentration [i.e., from sunny, windy late-season weather resulting in loss of juice] rather than particularly warm temperatures. He harvested on the late side and early on he considered the small crop almost too concentrated. (14% alcohol; 27 hectoliters per hectare; 3.37 pH, 4.3 g/l acidity)Stephen Tanzer1st December 2019

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