Bouchard Pere et Fils, Meursault Perrieres Blanc Vintage:2016 The 2000 Barolo Bricco Rocche

The 2000 Barolo Bricco Rocche is fragrant with important aromas of roses

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

exotic tea and black cherry scents

Ripe plum and cherry fruit is graced with toasty

I wouldn’t describe this as a typical Niellon Chevalier but it is certainly a dramatic and high-quality wine

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Meursault Perrieres Blanc Vintage:2016 The 2000 Barolo Bricco RoccheA more restrained nose combines aromas of mineral reduction, petrol, pear, apple and acacia. There is a lovely sense of energy to the intensely stony ultra refined flavors that exhibit excellent persistence on the focused and balanced finale. This is at once seductive and classy and should also drink reasonably well young but reward up to a decade of cellaring. 92 2022+