2016 Meursault
The nose is mineral and intense. The mouth shows Meursault lime fruit, minerality, and nervosity. This wine is tightly-wound, not in the opulent style one often sees from Meursault. The wine previously had been in the Château de Puligny-Montrachet lineup, but has been switched to Domaine de Montille. 10-15% new oak here. (89-92)
2016 Meursault 1er Cru Porusots
The Meursault-Porusots, as is typical of the vineyard, is tightly wound and steely, but there is also some flesh here and the wine is not as tight as the village Meursault above. Good minerality in this wine. Vines are 45 years-old. 16% new oak. (90-93)
2016 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières
The Perrières is very stony in the nose, as it should be. The mouth is powerful and tightly-wound with energy, purity, and tension — a classic Perrières. The vineyard is in the upper part of Perrières on the south side (that is, near Puligny), and was not badly hit by frost. Almost 20% new oak on this wine. (93-96)
2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret
De Montille’s Cailleret has purity to its lemon and lemon curd aromas and flavors. The mouth is long with nervosity and excellent freshness and purity. It is an outstanding, possibly even a great wine. Unfortunately, here loss was almost 40% of a normal crop. There was less lees stirring (bâtonnage) for this wine than for the Perrières. The vines are about 60 years-old. (94-97)
2016 Corton-Charlemagne
Last, the Corton-Charlemagne has a floral, lime blossom nose. The mouth shows tension, power and length with lemony fruit and stoniness. Just what one expects of Corton-Charlemagne. (93-96)