The 2016 Pernand Vergelesses 1Er Cru Sous Fretille was not too severely affected by the frost. It has a precise, rather floral bouquet with scents of white flower infusing the Granny Smith apple and kiwi fruit aromas. The bouquet is gentle but appealing. The palate is crisp and taut on the entry with a fine bead of acidity, not a complex Sous Fretille, rather "pretty" with hints of white peach and grapefruit furnishing the finish. Drink over the next 6 or 7 years.

The 2015 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Fretille, 100% barrel fermented and aged with around 20% new oak, has a fragrant bouquet with yellow flowers and honeysuckle merging with the citrus fruit, certainly showing more vigor and richness than the village cru. The palate is well balanced with good mineralité and tension, impressive for one of the domaine's "sunny" vineyards, with a touch of spice enlivening the finish. Recommended.

The 2014 Pernand Vergelesses 1Er Cru Sous Fretille has a refined bouquet, lilting citrus fruit mingling with yellow plum and a hint of Chinese white tea, perhaps even chamomile. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of rosewater on the entry, hints of orange peel infusing the phenolic and very appealing finish. Very fine.

The 2013 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétilles has a pleasant crab-apple, fresh pear-scented bouquet that takes time to unfold from the glass. The palate is fresh on the entry with orange zest and a touch of pineapple, displaying more depth than the village cru with a mango and lychee-tinged finish. Simply delicious, but one I would prefer to broach in the short rather than longer-term.