From a parcel near the Puligny line, Boillot's 2006 Meursault Charmes features white peach and persimmon; a pithier nuttiness and more adamant stoniness than one normally associates with this cru; and a formidably concentrated finish, enlivened by notes of fresh lime. A flattering silken texture helps lend some charm, but I suspect there is more here than met my nose and palate on a single occasion, and I expect this will justify 5-7 years- cellaring as well. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724

From a parcel near the Puligny line, Boillot's 2006 Meursault Charmes features white peach and persimmon; a pithier nuttiness and more adamant stoniness than one normally associates with this cru; and a formidably concentrated finish, enlivened by notes of fresh lime. A flattering silken texture helps lend some charm, but I suspect there is more here than met my nose and palate on a single occasion, and I expect this will justify 5-7 years- cellaring as well. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day.Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724