Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Gruyaches Vintage:2020

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Gruyaches Vintage:2020(Fichet says that these vines directly abut Charmes and are his oldest as they were planted in 1918). Once again firm reduction relegates the underlying fruit to the background. Otherwise there is a really lovely inner mouth perfume to the subtly mineral inflected flavors that also possess a caressing palate impression on the balanced and lingering finish. This isnt super complex at present though the material appears to be present such that more

freshly crushed blackcurrants and smoked meats with hints of dried bay leaves

aged in 80% new oak)

The definition and precision here are simply stupendous for Savigny

Both Nicasia and Angelica are names of vineyards you might see on their labels

Otherwise there is excellent freshness to the racy and nicely detailed flavors that possess a velvety mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the crunchy and slightly rustic finale

pure and impeccably well balanced flavors that also evidence excellent precision on the intense

Good stuff for its level that is moderately firm and built for mid-term cellaring

The soils are poor in organic substances

Since then

Sweet and rewarding even if a little jagged and lacklustre on the finish

This is ripe

here in its first vintage