From barrel, I preferred Lafon's 2015 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes to his Perrières, and that preference manifested itself a year and a half later under blind conditions. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp peach, yellow orchard fruit, nutmeg and honey, it's a full-bodied, layered and multidimensional wine with terrific depth and concentration but rendered in a satiny, elegant style. Pure, precise and beautifully delineated, it was bottled under Diam 30. - William Kelley

(92-94) A beautifully layered nose combines notes of pear and white peach with those of acacia blossom, citrus and discreet wood influence. There is excellent density and intensity to the powerful, concentrated and slightly more complex middle weight flavors and this complexity continues onto the explosively long and mouth coating finish. Like the Genevrières this beauty should repay up to decade of bottle age.

For me, the Charmes is the king of the Lafon premier crus this year, soaring from the glass with a stunning bouquet of pear, mirabelle plum, white peach, hazlenut and crème pâtissière. On the palate the wine is deep and firm at the core, with glossy textural amplitude and vibrancy through the penetrating finish. One really feels the old-vine intensity here. Drinking Window 2020 - 2045

(93+) The 2015 Comtes Lafon Charmes is superb, offering up depth, purity and early sex appeal. The bouquet is a classic blend of apple, a touch of fresh coconut, pear, chalky minerality, spring flowers, almond and vanilla. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and vibrant, with a great core of very pure fruit, impressive soil signature, bright acids and lovely cut and grip on the long, complex and very accessible finish. This wine has the balance to age very nicely, but given how good it will taste out of the blocks, good luck trying to keep your hands off of this wine in its youth! (Drink between 2016-2035)