Meurgey-Croses Pouilly Fuisse 1er Cru 2021 (750ml) *

Chardonnay grown in the southern reaches of the Mâconnais, this is a Premier Cru bottling of Pouilly-Fuissé from Meurgey-Croses, made in the 2021 vintage. Pouilly-Fuissé sits at the warmer end of white Burgundy, and its wines tend to marry orchard fruit with a stony backbone rather than lean on oak.

The nose is on the delicate side, apple blossom threaded with a faint smoky, flinty note. On the palate it opens with detail and precision, red apple giving way to candied orange peel and a clear mineral edge. There is real balance here, and the wine builds gently toward a finish that pulls together cleanly. A well-made bottle from a growing season that asked a lot of the producer.