Like the Boucheres, Latour-Giraud's 2006 Meursault Poruzots represents a mere two barrels (50 cases). Lanolin, vanilla, and a faintly medicinal pungency lead to a juicy, refreshingly citric palate with brine, chalk, and iodine mineral character, but with hints of extraneously wood and lactose peaking through, too. This admirably-concentrated wine should age well for at least 5-7 years and should knit further, even short-term. Jean-Pierre Latour was one of those growers who got a jump on the 2006 ban de vendange in an effort to preserve freshness and clarity of fruit (although on that score, he professes to prefer his 2005s). The 2006 collection was slow to ferment and to undergo malo-lactic transformation; and from tank immediately before bottling, many wines struck me as somewhat disjointed and/or awkwardly marked by milk and new wood. Various importers, including Bayfield Importing, Long Island, NY (718)482 0200; Classic Wine Imports, Norwood, MA, tel. (781) 352 1100; and Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998 0029

Like the Boucheres, Latour-Giraud's 2006 Meursault Poruzots represents a mere two barrels (50 cases). Lanolin, vanilla, and a faintly medicinal pungency lead to a juicy, refreshingly citric palate with brine, chalk, and iodine mineral character, but with hints of extraneously wood and lactose peaking through, too. This admirably-concentrated wine should age well for at least 5-7 years and should knit further, even short-term. Jean-Pierre Latour was one of those growers who got a jump on the 2006 ban de vendange in an effort to preserve freshness and clarity of fruit (although on that score, he professes to prefer his 2005s). The 2006 collection was slow to ferment and to undergo malo-lactic transformation; and from tank immediately before bottling, many wines struck me as somewhat disjointed and/or awkwardly marked by milk and new wood.Various importers, including Bayfield Importing, Long Island, NY (718)482 0200; Classic Wine Imports, Norwood, MA, tel. (781) 352 1100; and Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998 0029