Hints of orchard fruit, clear honey, beeswax and citrus oil introduce the 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles (Maison Louis Jadot). A medium to full-bodied, ample and open-knit wine, it's delicate and precise but also a little ephemeral.

The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles (Maison Louis Jadot) reveals notes of pear, white flowers, lemon oil and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, ample and elegantly layered, it's a comparatively bright, chiseled wine in this rich, concentrated vintage.

There are two barrels of the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles (Maison Louis Jadot), a youthfully reserved wine that opens in the glass with notes of wheat toast, buttered apples, fresh almonds and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with lively acids and a delicately textural profile that I suspect will become richer and fleshier with a bit more time in barrel.

The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles (Maison Louis Jadot) offers up aromas of ripe pears, white peaches, citrus blossom and spices. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny-textured, with tangy balancing acids and commendable length on the finish.

The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles felt a little smudged on the nose, quite honeyed with tropical tones, suggesting that it might have been picked a couple of days tardy (something I remarked upon apropos the 2015 last year). The palate actually shows more restraint and better tension than the nose augurs, the acidity well judged and demonstrating spicy, stem ginger notes toward the finish. Not bad, but it could have been better with an earlier picking.