Dureuil's 2020 Rully 1er Cru Meix Cadot is showing brilliantly in bottle, bursting with aromas of lime, crisp Anjou pear, stone fruit, white flowers and struck match. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, this is more chiseled and precise than I perceived just after bottling, concluding with an electric finish.

The 2020 Rully Meix Cadot 1er Cru was drunk at Le Bistro de l'Hôtel in Beaune during my tastings. What a fantastic wine. The nose is crisp and taut, effortlessly overcoming the warmth of that growing season, a touch of bitter lemon lending tension. The palate follows in the same suit. It is supremely well-balanced, full of energy and sapidity, with a twist of citrus peel and lime toward the finish. Simply a joy from when the sommelier pulled the cork until upturning the bottle to eke out the final drops.