(90-92) A restrained, pure and airy nose offers up notes of citrus peel, acacia blossom and soft pear aromas. The lightly mineral-inflected and solidly precise flavors possess a lovely sense of underlying tension and I like the balance on the clean, dry, crisp and mildly austere finish. This pretty effort should offer 4 to 7 years of upside development potential.

The lovely nose jumps from the glass in a classic blend of apple, passion fruit, a fine base of minerality, almond and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and complex, with very good focus and grip, a rock solid core and very good backend energy on the poised and zesty finish. A lovely example. (Drink between 2015-2030)

(89-91) The 2014 Meursault Blagny 1er Cru has a Puligny-like bouquet, quite strict with cold granite and fumé-like aromas that take their time to unfurl. The palate is refined on the entry with a squeeze of sour lemon. It is certainly nicely composed and declines to be “racy” in any way, preferring to gently building to a hazelnut-tinged finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a diffident, but lovely Meursault. -Neal Martin