Prieur's 1997 Meursault Perrieres exhibits fresh cream scents and an expansive, mouth-coating (yet refined) personality. This outstanding wine is broad, thick, medium-to-full-bodied, and crammed with nuts, minerals, stones, and ripe pears. Its long, detailed finish displays flavors reminiscent of sea shells and sun-baked rocks. Projected maturity: now-2005.
Imported by William Deutsch and Sons, Armonk, NY; Tel. (914) 273-1221.