2019 Meursault 1. Cru Charmes Ballot Millot

From 40 year old vines in the upper part of Les Charmes. Pale primrose. Delicious classy bouquet with a very slight graphite reduction, sweet rich fruit and energy, very good weight of deep white fruit, a little bit of peach, but it infuses the core of the wine without dominating. Rich, luxurious, but well managed.

(from a parcel in Charmes Dessus that abuts Puligny). A gentle dollop of wood sets off petrol-infused aromas of ripe white and yellow orchard fruit, especially white peach. The sleek and almost painfully intense middle weight flavors display excellent detail and minerality on the beautifully long finale. This isn’t quite as harmonious as the Bouchères though it may ultimately catch it if allowed sufficient time. 92/2029+