The 1999 Meursault Les Meix Chavaux (white) has freshly cut grass and pear aromas. Medium-bodied and possessing good breadth, this tightly wound, white fruit, nut, and spiced apple-flavored wine also exhibits hints of white peaches. It is lush, flavorful, and appealing. Drink it over the next 5-6 years. A Becky Wasserman Selection, French Fax # 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA; tel. (415) 398-1200, Martin-Scott, Lake Success, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808. And in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel. (617) 731-6644.

This wine is impressive for its richness, silky texture, and beautifully ripe fruit. The 1997 Meursault Les Meix Chavaux displays nut and honeysuckle aromas. This wine has excellent breadth, a medium-to-full body, and great hazelnut, floral, and mineral flavors. It is silky-textured, concentrated, extremely well-crafted, and offers an impressively long and detailed finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2004. Other 1997 tasted: Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire (84). A Becky Wasserman Selection, French Fax # 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA; tel (415) 398-1200, Martin-Scott, Lake Success, NY; tel (516) 327-0808. And in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.

Pascal Marchand's second vintage as a white wine producer is also impressive. The super-impressive Meursault Meix Chavaux displays sweet, rich, and ripe white fruit aromas followed by an intense, medium-to-full-bodied, and dense character. Its flavor profile is composed of nuts, anise, minerals, and honeysuckle blossoms. This wine's opulent fruit works wonder with 1996's hallmark zesty acidity. The score, noted on a range and in parentheses, indicates that the wine was tasted from barrel. A Becky Wasserman Selection, French Fax # 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA; tel (415) 398-1200, Martin-Scott, Lake Success, NY; tel (516) 327-0808. And in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.

The Meursault Les Meix Chavaux (two-thirds from 60 year old vines with the balance having been planted in 1986) displays a deep floral and nut-infused nose and a medium-to-full-bodied, oily-textured, hazelnut, white flower and pear-flavored character as well as an admirable finish. Anticipated maturity: Now-2002. Given that they are the first whites ever produced by the domaine, I was pleasantly surprised by their quality. As always, ratings with a score in parentheses indicate the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. A Becky Wasserman Selection, French Fax # 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA; tel (415) 398-1200, Martin-Scott, Lake Success, NY; tel (516) 327-0808. And in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.