Pure and vibrant, the 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières opens in the glass with aromas of pear, citrus zest, toasted nuts and discreet reduction. Medium to full-bodied, it's satiny and enveloping, with racy acids and a long, penetrating finish.

The 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières is beautiful, unwinding to reveal aromas of lime, orange oil and crisp green orchard fruit, mingled with freshly baked bread, buttery pastry and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with terrific cut and a seamless, elegant profile, it will offer a broad drinking window.

The 2018 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières is a great success, unfurling in the glass with aromas of fresh pear, blanched almonds, orange oil, white flowers, nutmeg and pastry cream. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and incisive, with lively acids, good depth and tension at the core and a long, precise finish.

The 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, ripe lemons, wheat toast, hazelnut and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and succulent, with lovely purity and balance, a deep, tensile core and a reserved profile that will demand some bottle age.

Thankfully, the 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres was a normal crop from Dominique Lafon, comprising ten and a half barrels. It has a vivid, hazelnut and flinty bouquet that is a little stricter than other years but very well focused. The palate is very composed with fine, lightly honeyed fruit, hazelnut and almond, leading to a very pretty and harmonious finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a very well-crafted, quintessential Genevrières that does its best to compensate for the devastation wrought in other vineyards.