2016 Domaine de Montille, Meursault Premier Cru, Perrieres

Bright yellow. Musky pineapple and lemon aromas offer a bit less lift today than the Cailleret but plenty of allure. Less sweet and pristine in the middle palate than the Cailleret, but a bit thicker in texture, with the stony underpinning and spine of lemony acidity to give it a seriously penetrating quality. A sexy element of reduction adds to this young wine's considerable appeal. Conveys a strong, tactile impression of dry extract without any rough edges and finishes salty and long. A year ago, the Cailleret seemed creamier and more harmonious than this wine but this has put on weight without any loss of tension.

20% new oak. Stirred every two weeks. Malo ended by February. Racked in August. To be bottled by April 2018. Pale. Edgy, really nervy. Pungent. Dry end. Very dense. (JR)