Pale yellow with green highlights. Fruit-driven aromas of lime, orange zest and powdered stone. Tactile, ripe and deep, with terrific lift to its orange zest and spice flavors. Finishes ripe and long, with palate-staining fruit.

The 2012 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres was showing just a little reduction, which made the aromatics difficult to ascertain. The palate is more expressive: compact and slightly waxy in texture with plenty of spicy fruit, hints of cumin toward the spicy, almost feisty finish that fans out with great conviction. This should be attractive once bottled, but the nose needs to settle down. Readers should check out my video taken with Pierre-Yves onwww.erobertparker.com, where he discusses his impression of the 2012 vintage. He is the prime example of a vigneron that might not possess his own vines, yet creates wines that surpass many of those who do. The bottom line is that volume was approximately 40% to 50% down compared to 2011 (apart from St. Aubin that was only 20% to 25% down.) Pierre-Yves explained that his 2012s displayed much higher acid levels compared to 2011 and opined that they will be shy at the beginning. He expressed the importance of not wishing to “push” the wines, so that he could stay true to what he feels is a more classic vintage in the mold of 2007 and 2010. Tasting through the complete set of 2012s, Pierre-Yves clearly had a firm grasp on the vintage and his wines were (again) a cut above the rest, from his generic white Burgundy to his clutch of grand crus. Importer: A Daniel Johnnes Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; also imported by Bertin Henri Selections, 10900 N.W. 21st Street, Unit 180, Doral, Florida 33172 tel: (305) 343-4054