The 2020 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre Blanc (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot) is especially good this year, wafting from the glass with notes of waxy citrus rind, crisp orchard fruit, pastry cream and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, bright and precise, with tangy acids and a pretty core of fruit, it's beautifully balanced.

Round and expressive, the 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre Blanc (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot) delivers aromas of buttered orchard fruit, ripe citrus, vanilla pod, white flowers and mint. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, it's one of the most immediate, giving wines in the range.

The 2018 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre Blanc (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot) is also very pretty this year, bursting with aromas of pear, orange blossom, nutmeg and pastry cream. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and rounded, with succulent acids, an expressive core of fruit and an elegantly chalky finish.

Like its red counterpart, the 2017 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre Blanc (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot) is very promising, revealing notes of white flowers, ripe citrus fruit, beeswax and subtle new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and nicely layered, with a sappy core of fruit, bright acids and a long, mineral finish.