Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault, 2015 (1.5L) archive_likely it delivers a seamless blend

it delivers a seamless blend of dried fruit

producing wines with deeper fruit

south-oriented slope overlooking the Main river

A tiny 1er Cru from a former quarry

is a beautifully balanced

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault, 2015 (1.5L) archive_likely it delivers a seamless blendFichet's village Meursault is blended from several lieux dits a portrait of the whole commune rather than a single slice of it. He's a small grower with old vines, parcels under a hectare apiece, and a relentless focus on purity and precision, which is why his village wine punches so far above its rank. 2015 was a warm, ripe year in Burgundy, and eleven years on this magnum has traded its primary fruit for the good stuff: hazelnut, honeyed orchard