Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 NV [2022] ripe character of the year

ripe character of the year while maintaining the aromatic lift and elegance Gavarini is known for

His Monster bottling

and a saline mineral undertow characteristic of southeastern Sicily's unique terroir

The cool vintage of 2008 shaped this wine into something graceful rather than monumental—18 years on and it’s reached perfect drinking equilibrium

which by any normal measure isn't entry-level at all

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 NV [2022] ripe character of the yearJean Philippe Fichet, one of Meursault's master winemakers, made his name by revealing the soul of his village's overlooked lieux dits, and Chevalieres is a star among them. It's a site prized for its minerality and pure fruit, and Fichet handles it the way he handles everything: hand farming, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, very little lees stirring, all in service of a racy, transparent, electric style. The 2024 vintage