2011 - Meursault, Arnaud Ente

Pale straw-yellow. Oily citrus fruits and spicy high tones on the nose. The palate offers lovely clarity and elegance, with a flavor of crystallized lemon further sharpened by penetrating acidity. Not particularly pliant today but intensely flavored and very persistent. (As in most years, I must make note of Ente's uncommonly good Aligote and Bourgogne Blanc bottlings in 2011, the former showing an attractive balance of leesy complexity and citrus lift, the latter a bit creamier in the mouth, combining exotic citrus and pie crust flavors and juicy acidity. Both wines merit 88 points.)