2014 Louis Latour Meursault 1er Cru Blagny Château de Blagny

[jal]

• 2014 Louis Latour Meursault 1er Cru Blagny Château de Blagny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (7/27/2018)
  How can one mess up in such a good year? This is deep yellow, the nose is subdued, the fruit is very faint, the palate is diluted, the acidity is nonexistent. I've had more intensity in a glass of skim milk. Avoid.
  And no, it shows no signs of premature oxidation (86 pts.)

[stefan]

It takes a negociant with the talent of Louis Latour to screw up a white Burgundy in 2014. It is hard to believe that LL made some excellent wines at one time.

[JimHow]

I don't know squat about white Burgundy but it seems to me that this property is poor, based on the few times I've had it.
So 2014 is a great year in white Burgundy?
How are 15 and 16?

[jal]

2014 is great, I've loved every 2014 White Burgundy I've ever had until this bottle. 2015 is supposed to be even better,
I haven't had any 2016 yet.

[Comte Flaneur]

In my opinion 2014 is the best modern vintage for white burgundy, better than 15 and 16 and frankly better than any vintage I can recall. The 15s are fatter and have less precision, the 16s are leaner. The 17s are supposed to be excellent and close to the 14s in quality. I have so little white burgundy or dry white wine these days. But I recently bought 30 bottles of Nielllon Chassagne 1er Cru 2014.

[jal]

I almost opened a 2014 Niellon Chassagne Champgains but opted to try the LL instead. I'm kind of glad I got rid of this crappy bottle to be honest.
Waiting for a bunch of 2015 François Carillon Puligny Folatieres and Combettes to be delivered Tuesday. I'll be able to get a beter handle on 2015 White Burgundies then.

[sdr]

The 2014s are terrific. Try some of the Jadots to get an idea.

Stu

[JimHow]

Yes we had a simple 2014 Jadot Mersault last year that was the wine of the night at a tasting at my house.
I'm assuming most of these 2014s are sold out now.

[jal]

Yes we had a simple 2014 Jadot Mersault last year that was the wine of the night at a tasting at my house.
I'm assuming most of these 2014s are sold out now.

We had a 2014 Jacques Carillon Puligny Champs Canet together at Michael's on East in Sarasota with David and Peggy in February. Of course, it was overshadowed by a 1989 Lynch Bages, that monster just takes over grabs everyone's attention in every tasting

[AlohaArtakaHoundsong]

My limited experience with this house has been limited to budget, entry level stuff and I have not really enjoyed any of it. It's on my Avoid list.

[JimHow]

I was able to pick up the last three 2014 Jadot Mersaults in the NH liquor store system the other day, enabled completely by this thread.

[Blanquito]

What's the best deal in 2014 white Burgundy? Is Chablis also excellent in 2014? I know chablis much better and the prices there are often much more affordable.

[Blanquito]

Yes we had a simple 2014 Jadot Mersault last year that was the wine of the night at a tasting at my house.
I'm assuming most of these 2014s are sold out now.

I see the 2014 Jadot Mersault for $40 still (online, out of state). Buy?

[jal]

What's the best deal in 2014 white Burgundy? Is Chablis also excellent in 2014? I know chablis much better and the prices there are often much more affordable.

Yes to Chablis, I have tried various Fevre, Billaud Simon, Louis Michel bottlings form 2014 and they've all been excellent.
I've tried among others :
Fevre Bougros
Fevre Vaillons
Louis Michel Forets
And all were exceptional with decent pricing

[danzur]

2014 was a really, really good year for Chablis. My budget tends to prefer Fevre wines, but I do really like Dauvissat and Raveneau, but their prices have really escalated. Fevre mostly runs between $40-80 depending on the vineyard. Most of the lineup is mineral, stone driven...very precise, saline, oyster shell, citrus. The Mont de Millieu is a bit rounder, more CA like than the others. I've tried a few other producers at lower price points (La Chablisienne, d'Henri) but they have been fairly boring, and lack the precision of William Fevre.

[Blanquito]

Billaud Simon is a consistent favorite of mine. I’ll look for some of their 2014.

[jal]

Billaud Simon is a consistent favorite of mine. I’ll look for some of their 2014.

I also love their style. Only thing is that they were bought by Faiveley and I'm not sure the style will stay consistent.

Try the Louis Michel Forets. Really good

[Blanquito]

Thanks, gents. I see the Louis Michel Forets 2014 for $30. I will get some.

The 2014 Billaud-Simons, however, are all >$50! I used to buy these for <$30 as recently as the 2010 and 2012 vintages (albeit from PC).