2013 Arnaud Ente, Meursault 1x75cl

Vinous 87-89

(an assemblage of three cuvees, all with alcohol levels between 12.2% and 12.5%): Pale yellow. Slight whiff of reduction to the aromas of musky grapefruit, ginger and flowers. Sweet and fine-grained, showing lovely cut and cool inner-mouth perfume to the precise citrus and mineral flavors. Fresh, intense and persistent wine with moderate ripeness. (Ente’s Bourgogne Blanc, weighing in at a modest 11.9% alcohol, boasts lovely cut and lemon-limey intensity and should make easy early drinking. His young Aligote was even more penetrating, showing the vivacity of the year but coming across as a bit more tart.) [Stephen Tanzer, 09/01/2014]