The 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes is performing very well, exhibiting aromas of pear, crisp yellow orchard fruit and buttery pastry, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and ample palate that's fleshy and layered, with excellent cut and concentration. This parcel was planted in 1942, and it seems to have taken the challenges of the 2021 growing season in its stride.

Aromas of orange oil, crisp orchard fruit and stone-fruit pits mingle with hints of beeswax and white flowers, introducing Roulot's 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine that's elegantly muscular and textural, with racy acids and chalky structuring dry extract.

The 2019 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes opens in the glass with aromas of pear, blanched almonds, white flowers and citrus zest. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with serious structuring extract and a long, penetrating finish. This appears to be especially successful this year.

The 2018 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes is very pretty, mingling notions of pear and baking spices with hints of honeycomb, peach and citrus oil. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and charming, it's elegantly textural, with an ample core of succulent fruit, bright acids and a mouthwatering finish.

The 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes unwinds in the glass with a complex bouquet of pear, almond paste, citrus oil, white flowers and mandarin, hints of hazelnut emerging as it sits in the glass. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and muscular, with racy acids, chewy dry extract and a long, mineral finish. This is built for the cellar and will likely prove one of the sleepers in the Roulot cellar this year.