Meursault Clos du Cromin is deep green-gold in color and pungently spicy in aroma, suggesting a brush with botrytis in this clay-rich, relatively water-retentive site. Javillier believes in avoiding new barrels for this wine, “because Clos du Cromin always has a tendency to be this said in English too much, very forward in its youth and only revealing its mineral side after some years in bottle.” In this instance we have elements of over-ripe pear, musk melon, litchi, and pink grapefruit; considerable amplitude and textural richness; and a zesty, pungently spicy finish that tends slightly toward drying and bitterness. Still, given the characteristic evolution of this wine, it should be worth revisiting after 2-3 years in bottle.