2024, Maison Benjamin Leroux, MEURSAULT-BLAGNY, 1er Cru, 'La Pièce sous le Bois'Leroux farms 1. 7 hectares at the top of the slope. Fresh lemon in colour. The bouquet shows the hillside to good effect. There is significant weight on the palate, some well ripened apples, retaining a sense of the limestone base, a well constructed finish and very persistent. Drink from 2029 2034. **** 92 94 Jasper Morris MW The 2024 Meursault Blagny La Pice Sous Le Bois 1er Cru has a taut, fresh, quite leesy bouquet that gains vigour in the glass.

Deliciously lifted and effortless but charming and smiley too

a fine edgy acidity that lends frisson towards the finish with quite a persistent

rose petal and menthol build into the rich

this has the spice and exoticism of the vintage

framed with more tannin but no extra dryness

A wine of delicious finesse…

The 2020 Viré-Clessé Quintainé Cuvée E

yet everything is here

Harvest 23 September to 3 October

its powdery tannins asserting themselves on the discreetly firm finish

delicious and punchy middle weight flavours exude a subtle minerality on the attractively well-balanced and lengthy finale

Tasted at merchants' 2022 Burgundy tastings in London