Pernand Vergelesses, Ile de Vergelesses, 1er Cru, 2023

Fine flowing red fruits with a touch of peach and orange peel. Some complex earthy notes but they’re fine and well-integrated with the fruit. Fine-boned and very Pinot on the palate, mineral at its core with fine berry and floral fruit garlanding the supple tannins. Really lovely energy and momentum to this. A superb effort. The south-east facing Ile des Verglesses vineyard is composed of poor, very rocky soils and the resulting wine always has a firm mineral dimension with suave fruit above.