The 1998 Meursault Cuvee Tete de Murger has fresh aromas of lemons, nuts, and grapefruit. It possesses excellent richness and persistence in its medium-bodied, bright, and layered white fruit-flavored character. Drink it over the next 4 years. Importers: David Shiverick, Langdon Shiverick, Cleveland, OH; tel (216) 861-6800, Wines Ltd, Hanover, MD; tel (800) 762-0662; and a Peter Vezan Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42654293), importers include: North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 848-8910.

Pleasant and elegant Meursault. Balanced in its light-style way, offering deftly dosed toasted oak, some pear and honey. Drink now through 2002. 165 cases made. -PM