Meursault Les Perrières from the heatwave year of 2003, selected and cellared by Maison Leroy. Perrières is a stony premier cru prized for tension and mineral drive, and this bottle offers it with two decades of age.
About This Wine
Les Perrières takes its name from the old stone quarries on the slope, and its thin, rocky limestone soils sit upslope of Les Charmes on the Puligny side of Meursault. The wines tend to be tighter and more mineral than the fuller Meursault crus. The 2003 summer was a scorcher, so expect a riper, rounder Perrières than usual, now fully developed.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Lemon curd, baked apple and hazelnut, with honey and a smoky, stony edge.
- Palate: Rich and textured, with mature Chardonnay fruit held in place by a mineral spine.
- Finish: Long and savoury, with toasted nuts and a gently saline close.
Serving & Food
Take it out of the fridge a little early and serve at 12 to 13°C in a large white Burgundy glass, decanting only if the wine seems closed. Drink over the next few years. Lobster with butter sauce, veal in morel cream or aged Comté all work well.
How to Enjoy
A mature white Burgundy for a special dinner, or for anyone curious how a hot vintage ages in a mineral site.
Product Details
Producer: Maison Leroy
Appellation: Meursault Premier Cru Les Perrières
Region: Burgundy, France
Country: France
Vintage: 2003
Colour: White
Grape: Chardonnay
Format: 750mL
About the Maison
Maison Leroy has always been based in Auxey-Duresses, a small village tucked into a side valley just west of Meursault. That puts the house within a few minutes of the great white-wine slopes of the Côte de Beaune, and its release lists regularly include mature Meursault and Puligny.
The cellars there are where selected wines are brought up and then left to rest. Nothing is released to a set timetable; a wine leaves Auxey only when Madame Bize-Leroy decides it is ready to drink.