94+)
I was floored by Ente's Meursault Vieilles Vignes, produced from vines over 100 years old located in the center of the En L'Ormeau vineyard. In November, Ente had not yet decided whether he was going to bottle this cuvee separately or blend it into the Meursault en L'Ormeau (it would then account for 1/3 of that assemblage). Displaying extraordinary richness and concentrated honey on the nose, it is an awesomely extracted, full-bodied, dense, and massive wine. Layers of mouth-coating and oily white peaches, sweet toast, and almond/butter cookies make up this blockbuster's flavor profile. Projected maturity: 1999-2004. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.
Ente has met with a number of first-rate importers (including Eric Solomon, Robert Kacher, and Peter Weygandt) but had not yet selected a representative as this report went to print.