A bright, fresh nose with copious red and black fruit aromas underlined by accents of earth and smoke, with a pleasant hint of violets and spice. There is a rich, lush texture on the palate and evident extract, but there is also enough tension and structure to age for decades to come. From the 0.49ha parcel bordered on the north and west by La Tâche, the grapes are picked four or five days later than the rest of the Malconsorts. In 2020, the wine was vinified with 80% whole clusters. (CC)

Glowing rich purple, and here the bouquet is much more like normal. 80% whole bunch. 13.3%. This has the flowing sense of majesty, along with the firmer finish, but here the fruit swarms all over the back end. Very complete, very fine, luxury without vulgarity. And excellent persistence.

Note: from a .48 ha parcel; 80% whole clusters This is also firmly reduced and impossible to assess the nose. The mouthfeel of the slightly more concentrated flavors is sleeker still with excellent intensity and plenty of minerality on the compact and more structured finale that is markedly austere. This is a wine to buy and forget you own it because even though the dense but fine tannins are well-integrated, this is definitely in need to a long snooze in a cool cellar. *Outstanding*