2009 Meursault Charmes du Dessus
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Polished medium-yellow color. Apricot, peach, smoke and nut oil on the nose. Sweet and smooth but a bit unforthcoming today; less dense than the Clos du Caillerets and in need of time to express its personality. A bit less gripping and precise on the finish, as there's less minerality here.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2009 Meursault Les Charmes Dessus is striking. It is one of the few 2009s that has enough fruit and sheer body to balance the piercing minerals. Rich and expansive on the palate, the Charmes comes across as exceptionally polished and articulate. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. Vincent Girardin is among the producers who have made the most dramatic changes in response to the issue of premature oxidation. Girardin has increased the amount of time his wines spend on their lees, has lowered new oak, has eliminated batonnage and has basically re-built his entire approach from the bottom up, which I have to say, is quite impressive. The 2009s were harvested beginning on September 15, with natural alcohols in the 12.5-13% range. The wines were bottled between mid-March and mid-May 2011. Today the 2009s are quite fresh and still showing some of the effects of their recent bottling. It is safe to say the wines Girardin is making today are quite different from those of the past. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802
Bright, pale, slightly hazy yellow. Musky aromas of lemon, grilled nuts and almond flower. Tactile and sweet but with an impression of firm acidity that lifts and extends the wine's finish. The lemony fruit is complicated by a subtle leesy character. This chewy, dense wine really saturates the palate.
The 2009 Meursault Les Charmes Dessus is striking. It is one of the few 2009s that has enough fruit and sheer body to balance the piercing minerals. Rich and expansive on the palate, the Charmes comes across as exceptionally polished and articulate. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. ||Vincent Girardin is among the producers who have made the most dramatic changes in response to the issue of premature oxidation. Girardin has increased the amount of time his wines spend on their lees, has lowered new oak, has eliminated batonnage and has basically re-built his entire approach from the bottom up, which I have to say, is quite impressive. The 2009s were harvested beginning on September 15, with natural alcohols in the 12.5-13% range. The wines were bottled between mid-March and mid-May 2011. Today the 2009s are quite fresh and still showing some of the effects of their recent bottling. It is safe to say the wines Girardin is making today are quite different from those of the past. Wine Advocate.September, 2011