2016 Pouilly Fuisse La Verchere Vieilles Vignes

(15% new oak, the rest in relatively recent barrels; from 60-year-old vines on calcaire éboulis over marl and clay at 320-330 meters): Bright medium yellow. Mandarin orange, grapefruit, musky menthol and stone on the vibrant nose. A suave, fine-grained midweight with terrific inner-mouth mineral perfume and a tight grain. The tactile, dusty, lightly phenolic finish shows terrific length, but this wine will need a couple more years in bottle to gain in sweetness of fruit.