Henri Germain Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2022

“The 2022 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes is especially good this year, offering up aromas of citrus oil, lemon curd, pear, white flowers and bread dough framed by a deft touch of youthful reduction. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and suave, with a deep, multidimensional core of fruit, racy acids and chalky structuring extract, it concludes with a penetrating finish.” 93-95 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

“The 2022 Meursault Charmes 1er Cru has a primal yet well-defined bouquet, full of energy. It will develop the richness of Les Charmes during the barrel maturation. The palate has an effervescent quality, a lovely reduction veiling this Meursault at the moment with walnut and hazelnut towards the long finish. It will require some years in bottle but will be worth the wait.” 92-95 points, Neal Martin, Vinous

Without doubt, this is one of the great examples from this vineyard. Germain’s youngest vines here are 35 years old, and he has six parcels across the lower and upper (dessous and dessus) parts. Having said that, most of Germain’s surface is at the top of the vineyard, abutting the Puligny Premiers Crus. This may be why certain experienced tasters claim that Germain’s Charmes is often his most ‘Puligny-like’ wine. It may be sacrilege to say so, but this is a Meursault Charmes—powerful, yet with great finesse and long, long rocky close—that tops many a Perrières.

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