For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

The 2020 Meursault Les Porusots 1er Cru feels a bit fatigued on the nose. It lacks some cohesion and vibrancy at first, but that develops with time in the glass, improving with each swirl. The palate is nicely balanced with a spicy opening, stem ginger and a touch of lemon balm. A little oily in texture, the imprimatur of the growing season is clearly written on this wine compared to its peers, yet the terroir does come through with aeration. Outstanding. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

A particular success this year is the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Porusots, a lovely wine that wafts from the glass with notes of crisp orchard fruit, citrus zest, white flowers, blanched almonds and wheat toast. Medium to full-bodied, tangy and chiseled, it's vibrant, concentrated and incisive, concluding with a chalky finish. Assessed at this early juncture, it's as good a Porusots as I can remember tasting chez Lafon.

Cask sample. Mid lemon. Straight up and direct, volume and intensity. Ripe citrus fruit and zesty, incisive acidity. (MH)