Burghound: 95 Points
? Don't miss! Outstanding Producer note: Jean-Pierre Latour described the 2022 growing season as "one that was one of the hottest and driest on record yet inexplicably one that produced fresh vibrant and classically styled wines! It was also one where we had just enough rain at just the right moments to mostly avoid hydric stress in the vineyards. We also managed to avoid any climatic incidences such as frost and hail or at least none that did any real damage. We began picking on the 24th of August and brought in super-clean and ripe fruit with good but certainly not high yields that ranged between 35 to 40 hl/ha. Potential alcohols were also reasonable at 13 to 13.5% with solid acidities. As to the wines one surprising aspect is how much subtlety they have developed during the course of the élevage as they were somewhat monolithic just after the fermentations. Now that they're in bottle they remind me a great deal of what we produced in 2014 which to me is a high compliment as I love the style and quality of 2014." I have said this before but if you're not searching out these wines you're missing out on one of the best kept secrets in Meursault. They along with domaines Henri Germain Ballot-Millot and Michel Bouzereau consistently offer outstanding quality for quite reasonable prices. Either way the Latour 2022s are first-rate and every wine is highly recommended. Latour noted that his 2022 whites were bottled in January and February 2024. (Atherton Wine Imports www.awiwine.com CA Chemin des Vins www.chemindesvins.com MA both USA; Bibendum Wine Ltd. www.bibendum-wine.co.uk Thorman Hunt & Co. www.thormanhunt.co.uk and Atlas Fine Wines www.atlasfinewines.com UK; Shanghai Vinchamp International Trading Co. Ltd. www.vinchamp.com Shanghai China). Tasting note: Ripe and beautifully layered aromas of pear and apple compote a broad array of floral elements spice especially anise and citrus confit are trimmed in admirably subtle wood influence. There is outstanding volume to the concentrated powerful and serious yet wonderfully refined medium weight plus flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract on the tension-filled complex and strikingly persistent finale. This is a big but perfectly balanced Champs Canet and once again a wine that is well-worth a special search to find. In a word terrific.
jm
Jasper Morris: 92-95 Points
It is not easy to know where to place this Puligny in the line-up. Mid lemon yellow. The bouquet has the initial austerity seen in Narvaux and Genevrières but I expect we shall see the more accessible ripeness of the vintage behind. There is not quite the volume of the Perrières but easily enough to satisfy. Fresh yellow plums kept lively buy the thread of acidity pleasingly nuanced behind with a slightly softer finish than the top Meursaults. Fine wine nonetheless and the mineral detail keeps it lively enough. Little stones after the rock of Perrières.
jm
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