Vincent Girardin, Meursault Charmes Dessus other_regions Mild reduction pushes the fruit

Mild reduction pushes the fruit to the background yet it does seem reasonably ripe

There is excellent richness to the bigger and more powerful medium weight plus flavors that are at once concentrated and quite serious while flashing a touch of rusticity on the slightly warm mineral-inflected finish

Moderate wood influence frames the ripe and fresh aromas of mostly petrol

but the 2004 Langhe Arborina takes things to another level

the 2022 La Combe Verte is approachable now

Vincent Girardin, Meursault Charmes Dessus other_regions Mild reduction pushes the fruitHere the elegant and airy nose is aromatically similar to the Narvaux but with markedly more floral influence and less petrol. There is better volume to the slightly richer and fleshier yet very well delineated medium bodied flavors that are overtly saline, which adds a sense of lift to the clean, dry and linear finish. Lovely stuff that could also use a few years of keeping to further flesh out.