This is still firing on all cylinders and hasn't missed a beat since it was released. The expressive if now fully mature nose still explodes from the glass offering mildly toasty peach and apricot aromas that give way to rich, thick, relatively dense medium-bodied flavors that possess good minerality on the lingering finish that retains fine intensity and excellent length. For my taste, this is drinking perfectly now though if well-stored, it should continue to do so for at least another decade.

So subtle and elegant, this refined Meursault soars on the palate, both light and powerful. Plenty of tropical flavors, with toasted oak, spice and gingerbread, but above all a great intensity of citrus and mineral character on the finish.

Talcum powder, perfume, and flowers can be discerned in the aromatics of the 1999 Meursault Les Charmes. Medium-bodied and silky, it offers toast, mineral, white currant, and crisp pear flavors. It is tangy, flavorful, extremely well-balanced, and graceful. This wine also boasts an admirably long, smooth finish.