(92-94 points) Elegant and ripe yet airy and cool aromas exhibit nuances of citrus confit, exotic tea and a mix of white and yellow fleshed fruit. The fine, even delicate, middle weight flavors exude a subtle minerality on the balanced and beautifully long finish. This will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my predicted range, but it is already very pretty. In a word, lovely.

This parcel of Bouchères is located high on the slope above Meursault, part of the former René Manuel property. Lafon vinifies this with a light touch to deliver a wine with a bright citrusy fruit character on the nose and a lively, energetic tension on the palate that is refreshing and luxurious at the same time.

(91-93 points) Notes of white flowers, blanched almonds, Anjou pear, yellow apple and fresh bread preface Lafon's 2019 Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and expressive wine with lively acids, fine mid-palate amplitude and chalky back-end grip. As is often the case, one can anticipate a broad drinking window.- WK

The 2019 Meursault Bouchères 1er Cru is clean and precise on the nose, certainly a wine that articulates its terroir with more clarity than its peers, quite Alsace-like. The palate is well-balanced and underpinned by a silver bead of acidity that keeps this tensile despite clearly very concentrated fruit. Blood orange mixes with marmalade notes toward the feisty but compelling finish. There is a lot packed into this wine. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.