From a parcel planted 70 years ago, Lorenzon's 2017 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Barraults Blanc was also showing brilliantly, opening in the glass with aromas of honeyed orchard fruit, mirabelle plum and linden. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny and seamless, with an enveloping and concentrated core underpinned by a bright spine of acidity and concluding with a precise, mineral finish.