2022 Saint Aubin 1er Cru Meurgers

This delightful wine offers ripe apricot, peach and tropical fruit notes and a dense, rich texture, yet it’s enlivened by fresh acidity that carries it to an impressive finish. The grapes are from a half-hectare that the domaine owns on the slopes above Montrachet; they are gently pressed and fermented in cask (one-quarter new) to craft this delicious wine. This wine should open in two or three years and provide a further 20 years of pleasure.

The 2022 Saint-Aubin Murgers des Dents de Chien 1er Cru has a little more cohesion and complexity on the nose compared to the Les Perrières. The palate is well-balanced with fine weight. The oak is neatly subsumed, allowing the terroir to come through towards the finish, where there is a touch of heat. Give it a year or two; it should drink well over the following decade.