2019 Meursault Charmes du Dessus

The brilliant 2019 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus offers up aromas of pear, pastry cream, lemon pith, vanilla pod and toasted almonds, followed by a medium to full-bodied, strikingly deep and concentrated palate. Satiny and enveloping, its ample core of fruit conceals prodigious reserves of structuring extract.

The 2019 Meursault Les Charmes-Dessus 1er Cru comes from two parcels located down from Les Perrières. The vines are 65 years old, one parcel on SO4 rootstock that is particularly low-yielding. This has a pretty bouquet, understated at first and then unfolding to reveal crushed stone and yellow flower aromas. The palate is well balanced with a smooth, slightly honeyed opening, richer than the preceding Village Crus but nicely focused. Lemon curd and a touch of stem ginger toward the finish. A delicious Meursault to drink over the next 12–15 years.