At 32 years old, the 1986 Mommessin Meursault white Burgundy was at peak! It scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. With an ideal 13% alcohol, and costing less than $20 when I got it, The wine was filled with pear, white peach, hints of melon and creamy vanilla. Big, round, and mouth-filling, Mommessin is famous for top end Burgundies and this well aged examples proves it.
This is a wine to savor with good old friends and it’ll paired well with chicken, pork, pasta with a white sauce, and some seafood, or just with nuts and Monterey Jack.
Crusted Sea Scallops and sweet corn helped show off the white Burgundy. It was outstanding !
I’m aging some 2002’s and some 2015’s right now and hope I can experience then in 20 years. In Vino Veritas.
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