From a tiny site beneath the Gouttes d’Or and vines of mixed ages, Pierre Morey’s 2006 Meursault Les Terres Blanches smells of lemon, pineapple, mint, and toasted hazelnut. With a seemingly paradoxical meld of honeyed richness and bright citricity, this tension-laden Meursault harbors piquant nuttiness and tactile chalkiness that dominate in its long finish. I suspect it will be best enjoyed over the coming 3-5 years.
Pierre Morey – who recently announced his retirement after many years as cellar master at Domaine Leflaive – continues to craft Morey actively stirs the lees until Christmas, then lets the wines tell him when and whether to continue, which for the most part he did not in 2006.
Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661