The delicious Meursault Narvaux reveals stony, nuts and liquid smoke scents and has a tightly-wound, medium-to-full-bodied, oily-textured, concentrated and well-extracted core of minerals and ripe white fruits. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2006. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel (205) 980-8802. Note: Vincent Girardin sells wines under the Baron de la Charriere label to European Cellars (Eric Solomon, tel (212) 924-4949). The wines marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that the same vineyard designation can be found through European Cellars, but the wine may not be the same as those listed here as Eric Solomon selects his barrels.

Intense and impressive for its duality of crisp acidity and lush, ripe, sweet-tasting fruit. Loads of tropical, pear and citrus, underlined by some toasted oak accents. This full-bodied Meursault will need time to show it all, but it has the seductive honey-and-fruit stuffing to hold for a decade. Long, vibrant, lime-flavored finish. Try around 2005. 500 cases made.??–PM??Region: France / Burgundy / Meursault Select to Add