Aromatically revealing toasty nuts, the 2002 Meursault Sous La Velle is a silky, rich wine. Exhibiting excellent ripeness and a delightful mouth-feel, it offers buttered hazelnut flavors throughout its character as well as in its long, supple finish. Drink it over the next 4 years. Remi Jobard waited until the 22nd to begin harvesting his Chardonnay crop. “It was important to let the grapes ripen.” His father Charles, who always attends my tasting, said that he would tell me in two or three years what he thought of the 2002s. “That’s when I like to drink wines. The older I’ve gotten, the younger I like my wines.” Interestingly, this is a refrain I’ve heard a great deal recently, most notably from my father. Time will tell if this is the wisdom of the experienced. Importer: Weygandt-Metzler, Peter Weygandt, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800