Toasted almond and toffee notes mingle into ripe lemon and pear in this silky, cream-textured white. Judiciously oaked and luscious yet bright-eyed in fruit character, it's a smart village-level Chassagne-Montrachet with a steely, lingering finish. Ready now, the wine should drink well through 2029.

Bursting with notes of honeyed pears, peaches and toasted nuts, the 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet (Maison Louis Jadot) is medium to full-bodied, rich and ample, with a sweet, layered core of fruit underpinned by succulent acids. It's a front-loaded white Burgundy that will drink well young.

The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet Village was showing just a little reduction on the nose when I tasted it. The palate is medium-bodied with a honeyed opening, and slightly reduced with an oatmeal-like finish. This will be for early drinking.