2016 Domaine Roulot, Meursault Premier Cru, Perrieres 1x750ml

Robert Parker 97

One of the high points of the vintage, Roulot’s 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres is extraordinarily good, unfurling in the glass with a deep but youthfully reserved bouquet of green apple, wet stones, citrus oil, white flowers, beeswax and fresh pastry. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with incisive acids, striking structural tension and a sense of elegance that renders this wine deceptively charming despite its tightly-coiled core and immense reserves of depth and concentration. That elegance makes drinking a bottle today a decidedly pleasurable experience—after all, drinking a young, tight-knit Meursault Perrieres can sometimes be a rather brutalizing experience—even though the wine is really built for extended bottle age. [William Kelley, 12/28/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2050