The 2020 Château des Quarts, which Merlin reminded me, he bought the fruit from between 2003 and 2011 before buying the property with Dominique Lafon, has a refined bouquet, fine mineralité with hints of white flower and wild mint. The palate is very focused with impressive density, fine acidity and a limestone-driven finish (though Merlin points out that here the limestone is less active than in other areas.) The saline finish lingers wonderfully.

Moderate reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background so a thorough aeration would be in order. Otherwise, there is excellent mid-palate density to the opulent and mouthcoating medium-bodied flavors that exude evident minerality on the powerful, sleek, impressively long and utterly beguiling finale. This is very good and a wine that could be enjoyed in its youth or held over the mid-term. *Burghound Outstanding!*

Aromas of freshly baked bread, apple, peach and warm spices introduce the 2020 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Quarts, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's round and giving, with an open-knit, somewhat soft and diffuse profile and a saline finish.