2020 Domaine Olivier Merlin Pouilly Fuisse 1er Cru "Au Vignerais"

This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction and here it's enough to blur the detail of what is clearly ripe fruit. There is fine intensity to the sleeker and utterly delicious flavors that retain excellent delineation on the bone-dry and youthfully austere finale that is shaped by lemon-tinged acidity on the sneaky long finale. If you're going to crack a bottle young, be sure to give it 30 minutes in a wide-bottom decanter. *Outstanding!*

The "Au Vignerals" from Oliver Merlin is from high altitude south facing slopes, so lots of sun exposure! The result is a rich wine with nice acid and some interesting herbal and spice notes. There's nutmeg, chamomile, good minerality, and just a hint of butter, making for a complex, creamy, and interesting wine. Some aging in the cellar wouldn't hurt, either!