2018 Ballot Millot Meursault 1er Cru

 

Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

$125.89 Buy Now

Meursault Perrieres 1er Cru

$145.89 Buy Now

Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru

$129.89 Buy Now

 

All Wines ETA May 2021

 

Thrilling Precision and Excellent Length

                  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

 

Terrific and Worth you Interest - Sweet Spot Outstanding

                       Allen Meadows - Burghound

 

Charles Ballot is currently at the helm of the family domaine which has been firmly ensconced in Burgundy since the end of the 17th century. Currently they own premium holdings in Perrieres, Charmes, and Genevrieres, as well as Boucheres and Narvaux.

 

The vineyard sites are excellent. For example,  Ballot’s parcel of Charmes is on the more premium, upper part of the vineyard (Charmes Dessus) just below Perrieres and surrounded by vines owned by Domaine des Comtes Lafon.

 

Stylistically, the Ballot-Millot wines favor producers such as Roulot, and Pierre Yves Colin Morey. They are fresh, precise, mineral driven wines that pay very close attention to their respective terroirs.  

 

I personally tasted a bottle of the 2018 Charmes this weekend, and was particularly drawn to how structured and age-worthy the wine was. This is cellar-worthy white Burgundy that will hold for years to come. Ballot-Millot has migrated to a soft, blue wax capsule on all of its latest offerings. For savvy customers who are interested top quality Meursault without the sticker shock that these vineyards can command, Ballot-Millot is a great option.                           

 

 
 
 

2018 Ballot Millot Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

$125.89/bottle (ETA May) Buy Now

94 JM / 91 BH

 

From the upper part of the vineyard, surrounded by Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Only 40cm topsoil up here. Another fine lemon and lime colour. Good flesh is apparent even from the bouquet. Really impressive pure rich white fruit on the palate, with extra weight compared to Tête du Clos, offering luxurious cashmere without losing the tension. Very promising. Jasper Morris – Inside Burgundy

 

A very pretty and ultra-fresh nose consists of various white orchard fruit and plenty of citrus and spice nuances. There is equally good freshness and excellent tension to the slightly richer if not quite as refined flavors that possess a caressing mid-palate mouthfeel before culminating in a lengthy, delicious and attractively clean finale. This is also lovely though it too needs to add depth.. Drink 2026+ Sweet Spot – Outstanding – Allen Meadows - Burghound

 

2018 Ballot MIllot Meursault Perrieres 1er Cru

$145.89/bottle (ETA May) Buy Now

93 BH

 

A subdued if not mute nose only grudgingly offers up notes of soft wood, matchstick, wet stone and citrus peel. There is excellent underlying tension to the powerful and concentrated yet refined flavors that are also gorgeously textured while culminating in very dry, refreshing and markedly stony finale that flirts with austerity. This perfumed and classy effort is also quite tightly wound at present and will need extended patience. This too is terrific. Drink 2028+ Sweet Spot – Outstanding – Allen Meadows - Burghound

 

2018 Ballot Millot Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru

$129.89/bottle (ETA May) Buy Now

94 JM / 93 BH

Clear pale colour. This has an attractive fresh appeal, not the seduction of Charmes but more an intellectual pleasure. On the palate this is firmer and stricter than the Charmes but with a fine sense of detail. A leaner, steelier framework, with good natural acidity. There is a fine body of fruit here throughout. Thrilling precision here and excellent length. Jasper Morris – Inside Burgundy

 

A vaguely exotic and beautifully airy and elegant nose timidly offers up overtly floral aromas of essence of spiced pear and a whiff of ginger tea. There is very good mid-palate density to the impressively, indeed almost painfully, intense and mineral-driven flavors that possess a stunningly attractive mouthfeel, all wrapped in a balanced, long and tightly wound finale. This is terrific and worth your interest. Drink 2028+ Sweet Spot – Outstanding – Allen Meadows - Burghound

 

 

Sincerely,

Ron van Vlaardingen  
Fine Wine Sales Director

Grand Vin Wine Merchants

1003 4th Avenue E  | Olympia, WA  98506 | Office: 360.350.4896 x 2

www.grandvinwinemerchants.com | ronv@grandvinwinemerchants.com 

 
 
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