Appellations
Premier Cru · Côte de Beaune
Les Perrières
Meursault · white · 17
Meursault's finest climat, and the one always proposed for promotion.
Under the vines
Thin and stony over rock, high on the slope towards Puligny; the name comes from an old quarry.
In the glass
Taut, mineral and long: closer to Puligny in profile than to Meursault's own reputation.
Why it sits here
Perrières, Genevrières and Charmes run one above another on the same slope and are the clearest altitude lesson in white Burgundy.
Commonly misread
That Meursault means butter. Perrières is the village arguing with its own stereotype.
Names worth knowing
Coche-Dury, Comtes Lafon, Roulot, Albert Grivault, Pierre Morey