where it was moderately warm after a really cold 2018

buttery finish - like a hot crossed bun

olive tapenade and dusty lavender are aromatically lifted by high-toned red fruits of wild strawberry

Here too there is just enough reduction present to blur the nuances of the fruit though the hallmark spice elements do peek through

This is noticeably riper with an expressive nose of blue berry fruit cut with notes of violets and warm earth that carries over to the very round and smooth flavors that possess good volume as well as a punch and mouth coating finish where an attractive trace of minerality surfaces

Michel Lafarge, Meursault Vendanges Selectionees Brut Zero where it was moderately warm(from En Marcausse). This is aromatically similar to the straight Meursault but with more floral elements that include carnation and lilac. On the palate the medium bodied flavors are clearly denser with a beautifully textured, caressing and seductive mouthfeel, all wrapped in a sneaky long and impeccably well balanced finale. This could use better depth but the underlying material is clearly present for that to occur in time.