Meursault Narvaux, Benjamin Leroux 2016

The 2016 Meursault Narvaux was reduced to 300 liters this vintage. It has a tightly wound bouquet that demanded a lot of coaxing, hints of white chocolate and almond emerging after five minutes of aeration. The palate is surprisingly mellifluous on the entry, overtly honeyed in texture with veins of orange zest and apricot toward the Muscat-tinged finish. I am uncertain whether this will be a long-term Meursault but it certainly has a lot of flavor.