The 2007 Meursault les Perrieres from Dominique Lafon has a relatively extravagant bouquet that does not hold back: pralines, coconut, almond and then later a hint of creme caramel. The palate is well balanced with plenty of oak on the entry and that really is the leitmotif for this Perrieres, to such an extent that I yearn for more mineralite and Perrieres typicity to be expressed on the finish. Not a bad Meursault, but Dominique has made better Perrieres in other vintages.

Very mineral in character, from this most structured of Meursault vineyards, this is a firm wine, tense in style, with great freshness. It is taut, a wine treading a high wire between richness and fine structure. For aging.——R.V.(11/1/2010)—— 95