2017 Meursault Henri Boillot

This cuvée comes from 2.5ha of rented vines from vineyards such as Limozin, Narvaux, Tillets and Durots. Pale lemon and lime, good crystalline energy here, yet there is still plenty of flesh at the back. Excellent long aftertaste. Medium bodied and very pure. Tasted: November 2018.

The 2017 Meursault Village is a blend of superior lieux-dits including Narvaux, En la Barre, Limuzin and Clos du Cromin this year, and the resulting cuvée is lovely. Offering up aromas of pear, fresh peach, oatmeal and honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegant, with juicy acids and lovely purity, accessible but endowed with all the energy and cut that are Boillot's declared objectives.

(the crop level here was a reasonable 40 hectoliters per hectare, according to Boillot): Pale, bright yellow. Fresh yellow peach and lime blossom on the very floral nose. Peachy and penetrating on the palate, a bit tart in a positive way. Boasts very good density and salty persistence. This is a sizable cuvée for Boillot, who now does all of the vineyard work in these 3.5 hectares.