2017 Maranges La Fussiére 1. Cru Blanc Dom. Bachelet-Monnot

Aromas of green orchard fruit, honeycomb, citrus oil and oatmeal introduce the 2017 Maranges 1er Cru La Fussière Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, satiny-textured but tensile wine with good mid-palate amplitude, bright acids and a long, saline finish. This is an excellent white Maranges that will drink well on release and likely represent superb value.

(malo 90% finished but not yet sulfited): Bright, light yellow-straw. Very ripe aromas of candied green fruits plus a slightly oxidative apple note. A step up in concentration from the Santenay Blanc, offering dry, tactile, fully ripe flavors of apple, spices and flowers with a bump of citrus piquancy. Still, this is tricky to rate today owing to its bitter trace of remaining malic acidity. The crop level here was 45 hectoliters per hectare, according to Marc Bachelet.