Maison Champy Ile des Vergelesses Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru 2022

What an amazing perfume this great Pernand-Vergelesses has. It is clearly the most extraordinary wine I’ve ever tasted from this appellation. Great red fruit and summer flower aromas, but also notes of hazelnut puree and wet stones. This starts super-silky on the medium-bodied palate, then, as it gently washes over you, it lifts all the weight on your shoulders and pulls you with it up into heavens. Incredibly graceful finish that stretches out toward infinity. From a 0.5-hectare parcel in this great site. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. Score – 98. (Stuart Pigott, jamessuckling.com, June 23, 2024)