Soft and satiny, Merlin's 2020 Pouilly-Fuissé mingles aromas of pear and orange oil with notions of freshly baked bread and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, ample and open-knit, with ripe acids and a rounded profile, it will be at its best young.

This greets you with aromas of almonds, sliced pears and honeysuckle, with some clotted cream. Full-bodied, creamy and gently nutty. Drink now.

A blend based on the commune of Vergisson, the 2019 Pouilly-Fuissé unwinds in the glass with notes of orchard fruit and fresh bread, framed by light reduction. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a rich, giving core of fruit, it's a ripe, textural wine that's already showing well.