An expressive and very fresh nose of hazelnut cool white-fleshed fruit and hints of wet stone gives way to rich generous and admirably well-concentrated flavors that possess good intensity before fanning out into an attractively broad and persistent finish. This is textbook Meursault-Blagny.

Leflaive's 2010 Meursault Sous Le Dos d'Ane comes across as soft pleasing and quite pretty. Flowers and white stone fruits are some of the nuances that emerge from this soft textured totally inviting Meursault. The Sous Le Dos d'Ane is made from two parcels planted in 1995 and 2004. The vines are still young. It will be interesting to see what develops here over the coming years. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. -Antonio Galloni