2020 Meursault Santenots 1. Cru Marquis d'Angerville Magnum

(from a parcel of 30+ year old vines in Les Plures). Moderate reduction is enough to render the nose difficult to read at present. More interesting are the equally racy and markedly saline-inflected medium weight flavors that possess very good persistence on the chiseled and youthfully austere finale. Note that this relatively forward effort will need to add depth with a few years of bottle aging to merit the upper end of my projected range.

The 2020 Meursault Santenots 1er Cru was very primal and leesy on the nose, grapefruit, camomile and kiwi fruit scents emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, pear and gooseberry on the entry, cutting acidity with a straightforward, lightly spiced finish. Maybe just a little conservative, but this is well-crafted.