Pierre Morey Meursault 2020

The 2020 Meursault is excellent, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, hazelnuts, white flowers and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and lively, with fine depth at the core, bright acids and a chalky finish, it's the usual blend of lieux-dits Les Forges, Les Pellans and Les Chaumes de Narvaux. The 2020 vintage is another terrific success for Anne Morey, who confidently directs this 11-hectare domaine as well as her family's Maison Morey-Blanc (also reviewed in this report). In white, yields were generous, delivering classically balanced wines that get my nod as the estate's finest since 2017. In red, lower yields and rapid ripening had delivered more atypical results, with some cuvées hitting 15% alcohol, yet that was remarkably well-concealed—at least when tasting from barrel in the cellars The Morey family’s origins can be traced back to the sixteenth century in Burgundy and since 1793 in Meursault. Each generation has worked the vineyards and made wine. In 19