This should be Les Clos but there is still a dispute in place with officialdom as to whether or not one of the plots counts as Les Clos or Valmur. I would side with Benoît and Les Clos. Incidentally, he has found out more about the soil through the laying of electric cables to warm the wines when it freezes. There is an unexpected amount of blue clay along with the classic slabs of limestone. The 2021 Hommage a Louis has a very classy nose, a really beautiful expression of Clos. There is a magical, lean intensity on the palate. Perhaps it is not as immediately stunning as the 2021 Grenouilles, but this will live to make old bones. Drink from 2027-2036. Tasted: June 2022."

This is impressively finessed for such a young Clos. Its attack is smooth and elegant, and the mid-palate is lightly lush. There is excellent acidic backbone to accompany the broad array of flavors into the sultry finish. Nectarine, Meyer lemon and star fruit abound with just a hint of nuttiness coming through at the end. (CC)

Like the Grenouilles, there is enough wood to merit mentioning but not enough to overshadow the cool, airy and very fresh aromas of oyster shell, white flower and ocean breeze. The succulent yet powerful and delineated flavors brim with both minerality and dry extract, all wrapped in a driving bitter lemon-inflected and youthfully austere finale. This is a lovely combination of power and refinement that should amply repay a decade plus of cellaring. *Burghound Sweet Spot!*