de Montille, Meursault Poruzot other_regions Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened

Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging

with emphatic mineral cut and excellent focus

This mature wine remains dark black-red in colour

The finish is quite gassy and a bit hard to read but my projected range offers the benefit of the doubt that the underlying material

de Montille, Meursault Poruzot other_regions Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave openedHere a too strong sulfur influence renders the nose very difficult to evaluate. Otherwise there is both lovely freshness and verve to the much larger scaled flavors that are at once rich and tautly muscular, all wrapped in an agreeably dry, rustic and powerful finish. At least some patience advised. (90 93) 2025+