Domaine Rapet Pere et Fils Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru Blanc Cote de Beaune, France 2009

90 Points

Early drinking and very fun, this was an impressive Pernand 1er Cru, especially given the vintage. It had a lovely nose, all fresh cut flowers and bright fruit notes, slightly tropical here with pineapple and melons along with a little touch of lemon. Nice. The palate was very clean and fresh for a 2009, yet it still had the gummy ripeness of the vintage in its apple flavours touched by slightly more tropical, pineapplely notes. The finish was nice too, running off in slightly toasty, nutty notes, spice. Quite a bit of length here. Overall, nothing dramatically complex, but this was a nice fun wine that had a touch of quality about it. Good for drinking now.