Alain Hudelot Noellat, Meursault Clos Ecoles

Alain Hudelot Noellat, Meursault Clos Ecoles(from a . 50 ha parcel). A very Meursault nose consists of bright and fresh aromas of acacia, hazelnut, various white orchard fruit and a discreet dollop of wood. The attractively textured and nicely rich medium weight flavors possess a lovely sense of verve that carries over to the clean, moderately dry and lingering finale. This easy to like effort should repay a few years of keeping though it could also be enjoyed shortly after release.

The nose is savoury and full of complexity

although there's still a rich underpinning of sweet dark fruit flavor

A discreet note of mineral reduction is present on the pretty aromas of pear

The very rich

with a good underpinning of chalky

Then a bit lower-pitched in the mouth than the Villero and much more tannic on the back end

Needs time to unwind

intense and tautly muscular medium weight flavors that possess excellent mid-palate density thanks to the copious amounts of dry extract

There is excellent richness but also fine detail to the big

Although the wine feels sticky and chewy in the mouth with an evidently mature quality of fruit

40% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc spent 14 months in French oak

500 bottles were filled in May 2017