The acacia blossom, poached pear, and cinnamon-scented 2000 Meursault Charmes is a plump, layered wine. White fruits and loads of spices can be found in its extroverted, velvety-textured character. This medium-bodied offering should be drunk over the next 8 years. Importer: Frederick Wildman & Sons, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700

The acacia blossom, poached pear, and cinnamon-scented 2000 Meursault Charmes is a plump, layered wine. White fruits and loads of spices can be found in its extroverted, velvety-textured character. This medium-bodied offering should be drunk over the next 8 years. Importer: Frederick Wildman & Sons, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700

A firm and tightly wound wine with lots of ripe fruit--the combination makes you salivate, it's so seductive and delicious. Here is an ager. Full-bodied, with a mix of oak, acidity and pear-apple-pineapple that lingers on the long finish. Best from 2005 through 2012. 125 cases imported. -PM