Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Girardin's 2014 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes du Dessus has an intense nose of lime and citrus fruit, perhaps not quite as complex or as terroir-driven as the Meursault Charmes from Coche-Bizouard. The palate is lively on the entry with a light smear of wild honey, segueing into a delicately spiced and quite concentrated finish. It will require another couple of years in bottle although I caution that it did seem to become more advanced and lose some of its luster in the glass with aeration.

Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Bouilland. The 2013 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes du Dessus demanded coaxing from the glass, eventually revealing attractive notes of dried lemon peel, lanolin and a tang of marmalade. The palate is well balanced with a crisp line of acidity. Lime and lemon at first, soon joined by orange peel and walnut. There is moderate weight in the mouth and a generous dash of spice washing over the finish. This is a very decent Meursault from Girardin. Tasted May 2016.