Representing a mere 5 barrels, the Boillot 2006 Meursault Perrieres smells brightly of lemon, lily-of-the-valley, buddleia, and fresh pear, and displays more delicacy and lift than the corresponding Charmes. With an irresistible sweet, saline savor and subtle suggestions of wet stone, it delivers flowers and refreshing citrus all the way through a long, lively, airy, yet palate-staining finish. This terrific advertisement for the grand cru virtues of Perrieres should repay 7-9 years- cellaring, if not more. Boillot says the plot in question is impeccably-tended, but the vines are relatively young. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724

Representing a mere 5 barrels, the Boillot 2006 Meursault Perrieres smells brightly of lemon, lily-of-the-valley, buddleia, and fresh pear, and displays more delicacy and lift than the corresponding Charmes. With an irresistible sweet, saline savor and subtle suggestions of wet stone, it delivers flowers and refreshing citrus all the way through a long, lively, airy, yet palate-staining finish. This terrific advertisement for the grand cru virtues of Perrieres should repay 7-9 years- cellaring, if not more. Boillot says the plot in question is impeccably-tended, but the vines are relatively young. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day.Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724