Top Meursault 2021 en primeur wines

<p>Tremendous – truly 'the grand cru of Meursault'. This has almost pungent aromas of grapefruit and passion fruit with hints of smoke and mineral. The...

I found the 2021 Genevrières to be the biggest of the Meursault premiers crus in the Lafon cellar this year, with aromas of ripe apple...

The ’21 Charmes from Lafon shows more definition and lemony freshness than customary for this lieu-dit, yet it is not lacking richness. There are pitch-perfect...

This thrilling wine shows typical Perrières quality in the best Meursault style, starting with a fairly marked smoky reductive note and lots of lemony fruit...

There is more ripeness to the Clos de la Barre monopole, with an exotic fruit character ranging from grapefruit to passionfruit and hints of coconut....

The ripe apple aromas of the ’21 Meursault Gouttes d’Or are lush but do not veer into tropical. The texture is rich, but the acidity...

This wine boasts forward, ripe passionfruit aromas with hints of acacia flower, mineral, and spice. The complexity and depth of flavour only increase on the...

This wine offers a lovely intensity of ripe apple and spice aromas with pleasant mineral notes that lead to a feel on the palate that...

The 2021 vintage represents continued strong performance for Boillot with his recently-acquired clos within premier cru Les Cras. The wine shows ripe green apple and...

There is a forward, engageing ripe apple and spice nose on the initial attack of this village Meursault with notes of acacia flowers and butter...

This is a reasonably new parcel for Benjamin Leroux (since 2018), and the results in 2021 were encouraging. There are reductive smoky notes up front...

There are lovely grapefruit aromas here with accents of chamomile, butter, and spice. The texture is fresh and very fine, enlivened by a delightful, lightly...

This stylish wine boasts aromas of citrus peel and nectarine with an accent of struck flint and yeasty lees. The texture is lively and fresh,...

The village-level Meursault from Lafon is a reference for the appellation. The 2021 vintage boasts spot on typical aromas of ripe apple, butter, and marzipan...

The aromas are more detailed and precise in Lafon’s Meursault Bouchères, with lemon peel and green apple accented with a lees note that resembles parmesan....

The rich, ripe apple, hazelnut, and butter aromas accented with a bit of spice from the cask ageing are classic Meursault premier cru, and the...

This impressive white wine from red wine specialist Charles van Canneyt at Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat dispels the myth that one can’t do both. The aromas begin...

There is a lovely typical Meursault character here with ripe apple, hazelnut, and butter on the nose, dense texture, balanced acidity, and pleasant length. The...

The 2021 vintage of this perennial classic is lively and fresh, with an accent on bright lemon peel aromas and a hint of smoky reduction...

The Genevrières from Boillot is a textbook example of what this wine should be, with aromas that range from lemon peel to ripe apple accented...

This lovely village-level wine is made from a single parcel located on the other side of the Route des Grands Crus. The ripe apple fruit...

Crisp, refreshing, and linear, this has a beautiful gooseberry and quince fruit character with hints of a flinty minerality. It is perhaps less rich than...

This delightful wine is typical of Meursault Charmes, with aromas of ripe apple, butter, and spice and a slightly fat, almost oily, texture. In the...

This rich, classic village-level Meursault presents aromas of ripe pears and apricot with a hint of white flowers, a salty mineral note, and a hint...

The village-level Meursault from Domaine du Pavillon boasts ripe aromas of quince, lemon peel, spice, and butter on the initial attack. The flavours continue with...

The Charmes from Domaine du Pavillon is slightly closed at first but opens with time to show a lush, ripe fruit with more honeyed character...

The aromas here start with ripe apple and spice, but there is a citrus/mineral side as well, and the various parts combine to deliver considerable...

Lovely, fresh lemon peel fruit aromas with notes of hawthorn flower and mineral shine on the nose of the 2021 Meursault Les Clous. The texture...

Lafon’s Meursault Desirée is produced from a parcel in the lieu-dit Les Pétures (AKA Les Plures). If planted to Pinot, this can be sold as...

A Meursault premier cru from Blagny stood out at a recent tasting of the 2021 vintage at Faiveley. Its lemon peel and tangy, saline mineral...