Javillier fashioned two cuvees of the 1997 Meursault Narvaux but I was only allowed to taste the Mise Speciale. Behind a touch of reduction dense nuts and minerals could be discerned in this wine's nose. On the palate it is layered, crammed with sweet white fruit, medium-to-full-bodied, and intensely rich yet balanced. It is a highly impressive offering that finishes strongly with impressions of spiced and baked pears. Plateau of maturity: 2000-2006.
Importers: David Shiverick, Langdon Shiverick, Cleveland, OH; tel (216) 861-6800, Wines Ltd, Hanover, MD; tel (800) 762-0662; and a Peter Vezan Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42654293), importers include: North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 848-8910.