Thierry Pillot, Meursault "Les Narvaux", 2023

Les Narvaux pulls from the highest vineyards of Meursault, perched at 340 meters where limestone runs thin and precious beneath sparse topsoil. This elevation fundamentally reshapes the wine—where Les Corbins invites, Narvaux demands attention through sheer minerality and tension. The vineyard's rocky, limestone-dominated terroir and excellent east-south-east exposure create wines of crystalline precision, the kind that makes you taste stone and light separately. Thierry Pillot's restrained cellar approach—minimal oak, extended elevage on lees—amplifies Narvaux's natural minerality without smoothing its edges. The 2023 vintage brings freshness and racy acidity critical to warming climates, white flowers and almond notes emerging alongside fine, austere minerality. This is Meursault for those who prefer discipline to generosity, a wine that rewards contemplation and pairs best with oysters, scallops, or aged Gruyère demanding equal sophistication.