Saturated medium ruby. Explosively spicy aromas of blackberry, pepper and smoked meat. Less fruity in the mouth than the Clos du Roi; more rustic and more complex, in a Pommard style. Rich and dense but austere, thanks to its firm acidity. Finishes with a note of tarry oak and substantial chewy tannins that will require at least a few years of bottle aging. 'An autumn wine, a mushroom wine,' says Boillot. 90(+?) points.