Philippe Pacalet, Meursault Charmes Size:12x750ml cigar smoke and floral top

cigar smoke and floral top notes are the prelude to a savoury

A pungent nose of soft reduction and wood toast largely pushes what appears to be ripe fruit to the background

indeed to the point where this robust effort is presently quite suave and agreeable

(made from the first bunch on each fruiting cane

22 ha parcel of domaine-owned vines in Puligny and aged in 50% new wood)

Philippe Pacalet, Meursault Charmes Size:12x750ml cigar smoke and floral top(from Charmes Dessus). There is a vaguely leesy character to the otherwise fresh aromas of citrus rind, floral, pear and a whisper of wood. There is excellent intensity to the delicious and nicely detailed flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the bone dry finish that is also a bit attenuated. This too is going to need at least a few years to unwind and better flesh out.