レ・ペリエール
コート・ド・ボーヌのムルソー村において、レ・ペリエールは「スター」と目される主要な一級畑の筆頭であり、しばしば最高峰と評されます。その卓越した品質からグラン・クリュへの昇格が噂されることもありますが、畑が均質な全体ではないため実現には至っていません。この地を代表する主要な所有者には、2.65ヘクタールを擁するブシャール・ペール・エ・フィスをはじめ、ドメーヌ・アルベール・グリヴォー（1.55ヘクタール）、シャトー・ド・ムルソー（1.13ヘクタール）が名を連ねます。さらにドメーヌ・デ・コンテ・ラフォンが0.91ヘクタール、コシュ・デュリが0.6ヘクタール、テリー＆パスカル・マトロが0.53ヘクタールを所有し、この高名なテロワールを支えています。
The name derives from *pierre* — stone — and the quarries that once cut into this part of the Meursault hillside. That geological past turned out to be telling: the soil is saturated with limestone, and the wines carry its signature in every glass. Les Perrières sits on the southern fringe of Meursault, close enough to the Puligny-Montrachet boundary that the grand cru comparison is unavoidable. Meursault itself has no Grand Cru, and the village has lived with that quirk for generations. Whether Les Perrières deserves promotion is the most persistently debated classification question on the Côte de Beaune — a near-consensus in the trade says yes, though the wheels of Burgundy bureaucracy turn slowly.
The climat is subdivided into Perrières-Dessus (upper) and Perrières-Dessous (lower), with the upper parcels generally drawing the higher assessments. Chardonnay only. The wines combine Meursault's characteristic weight with a mineral sharpness — flinty, saline, tightly coiled in youth — that sets Perrières apart from the richer, more buttery expressions elsewhere in the village. Young bottles reward patience; a decade of cellaring begins to show the wine's range, and the best examples carry genuine complexity at twenty-five years or beyond. The finest vintages can develop for thirty years or more.
Domaine des Comtes Lafon — Dominique Lafon's parcel anchors the modern reference point for the vineyard. The cuvée ranks among Lafon's most sought-after whites.
Domaine Coche-Dury — Jean-François Coche's Perrières trades at prices that exceed many grand cru whites; allocation is extremely limited.
Domaine Roulot — Jean-Marc Roulot's reductive, precise style produces another summit-level interpretation of the *climat*.
Domaine François Mikulski — a respected Meursault family estate with long-standing ties to Perrières.
Maison Joseph Drouhin — holds parcels in the vineyard.
Maison Louis Latour, Maison Louis Jadot, and Maison Bouchard Père & Fils also work the vineyard.
Together, the Coche-Dury, Lafon, and Roulot bottlings form one of the most pursued trios in the global white wine market.
Côte de Beaune・Blanc · 1947–2024 (5-point overall, newest on right)
| Yr | Score | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ★★★★★ | Drink early | Cool, fresh whites. Mildew and poor fruit set cut yields 25%, but whites held up better than reds with crisp acidity. |
| 2023 | ★★★★★ | Drink early | Charming, accessible and delicious despite green-harvesting needed for heat stress. A delightful early-drinking vintage. |
| 2022 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Fresh and floral in youth with poised, stylish, concentrated palates — a recent white benchmark with long aging potential. |
| 2021 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Frost cut white crop by more than half, but survivors are fresh, classical and age-worthy — a cool, high-acid return. |
| 2020 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Fresh, classical whites. Some drought stress affected Chardonnay maturity, but overall balanced and built to age. |
| 2019 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Concentrated, ripe, rich whites with fresh acid balance. An excellent recent white vintage with strong aging potential. |
| 2018 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Outstanding whites showing depth and vivacity alongside focus and precision. Ripe yet fresh, with excellent aging potential. |
| 2017 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | A generous year, 21% larger than 2016. Attractive, accessible whites with pure fruit and balanced acidity for medium-term. |
| 2016 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Severe frost reduced the crop drastically, but survivors produced charming, fresh-flavoured whites for medium-term drinking. |
| 2015 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Ripe and generous, vividly fruity without excess. Excellent harmony of fruit and acidity, with good aging potential. |
| 2014 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A great white vintage with vibrant acidity and excellent aging potential. Beautifully balanced wines now in their drinking peak. |
| 2013 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | A cool, classical vintage. Careful producers crafted fresh, well-defined whites with bright acidity for medium-term drinking. |
| 2012 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Hail decimated Chardonnay yields, but survivors produced whites of extraordinary depth and intensity with great balance. |
| 2011 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Soft, approachable whites with modest aging potential. Pleasant freshness now, but best drunk sooner rather than later. |
| 2010 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic white vintage combining concentration, depth and structure. Now entering peak drinking after a long aging trajectory. |
| 2009 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Exotic whites with ripe fruit, fleshy textures and soft structures. |
| 2008 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Smaller crop yielded vibrant acidity balanced by ample flesh. |
| 2007 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Precise, pure and elegant with lively structure when harvested late. |
| 2006 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Pure, elegant whites with ample flesh; some show botrytis character. |
| 2005 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Concentrated, structured whites with juicy acidity and ripe fruit. |
| 2004 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Fresh, structured whites with mineral character; balanced and rich at best. |
| 2003 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Charming, forward Chardonnays; rich and soft but most are now past peak. |
| 2002 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic vintage; full-bodied, ripe and rich with excellent fruit-acid balance. |
| 2001 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Exotic, forward and elegant whites; ripe in Maconnais too. |
| 2000 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Elegant whites stressing mineral terroir; some affected by premox. |
| 1999 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Best wines fruity and pleasant; worst dilute from huge yields and rain. |
| 1998 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Delicious, fruity and early-drinking whites. |
| 1997 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Pleasant, supple whites; uneven in Cote d'Or. |
| 1996 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic vintage of balance and longevity; pure, well-defined flavours. |
| 1995 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Rich, concentrated and generous whites; good ageing potential. |
| 1994 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Soft, honeyed Chardonnays for early drinking; mostly past prime. |
| 1993 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Austere, lean whites compromised by harvest rain. |
| 1992 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced vintage with great finesse and lovely fruit. |
| 1991 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Fruity, charming whites for earlier drinking. |
| 1990 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A historic white vintage of grace and minerality; some have peaked due to premox issues. |
| 1989 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A ripe, seductive white vintage. |
| 1988 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A warm September produced structured, age-worthy whites. |
| 1986 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Whites fared better than reds; botrytis added concentration. |
| 1985 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A historic vintage for whites too; elegance and concentration combined. |
| 1983 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced, concentrated vintage for whites that aged well. |
| 1982 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A generous, soft vintage; most wines now past prime. |
| 1978 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A late-harvest masterpiece; whites also showed remarkable longevity. |
| 1976 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A hot vintage with low acidity; most wines are past their prime. |
| 1971 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A classic vintage of concentration and high acidity. |
| 1969 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A pinnacle white vintage of the 1960s, concentrated and age-worthy. |
| 1966 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced, elegant classical white vintage. |
| 1962 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A classic, perfumed white vintage of finesse. |
| 1959 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A landmark white vintage of the 1950s combining richness and elegance. |
| 1947 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A legendary post-war vintage; whites combined concentration and longevity. |
Aggregated consensus from professional and trade assessments. Individual vineyards or producers may diverge.
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