2016 Meursault 1. Cru Les Charmes Henri Boillot

(from vines in Charmes-Dessus). A slightly more elegant if not necessarily more complex nose offers up smoke-tinged notes of citrus rind, hazelnut and essence of pear. Somewhat unusually, the middle weight flavors possess even better richness if not quite the same muscularity on the caressing mid-palate, all wrapped in a borderline salty and youthfully austere finale. This too will require at least some patience. 92/2024+

(made from vines that are very close to the Puligny line): Full yellow. Conveys a light touch to its aromas and flavors of musky yellow fruits, spices and minerals. At once salty and sweet, with perfectly integrated acidity giving the silky mid- palate lovely lift. Finishes with excellent length and salty grip. Rather 2014-like in style but with a bit more gras--and less austere at the outset.

Bright, light yellow. Aromas of yellow fruits, smoke and hazelnut convey a somewhat exotic ripeness. Plush, smooth and concentrated, showing more soil-driven smoke and mineral notes than primary fruits today. Displayed more acidity and sappiness with aeration, but I suspect that this wine is in the process of shutting down in the bottle. Finishes with a faint tannic edge that calls for a few years of patience.