Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault, 2015 (1.5L) archive_likely A tiny 1er Cru from

A tiny 1er Cru from a former quarry

Mirgin ages a minimum of 35 months on its lees

it delivers a seamless blend of dried fruit

is a beautifully balanced

south-oriented slope overlooking the Main river

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault, 2015 (1.5L) archive_likely A tiny 1er Cru fromFichet's village Meursault is blended from several lieux dits a portrait of the whole commune rather than a single slice of it. He's a small grower with old vines, parcels under a hectare apiece, and a relentless focus on purity and precision, which is why his village wine punches so far above its rank. 2015 was a warm, ripe year in Burgundy, and eleven years on this magnum has traded its primary fruit for the good stuff: hazelnut, honeyed orchard