A medium crimson purple in colour. The bouquet is attractive rather than massive. Lovely cherry fruit right through the middle then a firmer finish as the natural tannins of the Clos kick in. Proper length here as well. Drink from 2030-2038.

Note: from a huge 3 ha parcel superbly placed high on the slope, across from the Château that is mostly in the lieu-dit of Chioures with a small parcel in Grand Maupertui. A restrained if really pretty nose somewhat grudgingly offers up its combination of cool earth, red berries and herbal tea hints. The medium weight flavors are not particularly dense, but they do possess both a really lovely texture as well as fine precision that carries over to the saline, youthfully austere and superbly long finish. Moreover, there is already first-rate depth and overall, this beauty is very promising.

The 2021 Clos Vougeot was showing lovely complexity on the nose, but was a bit reticent on the palate. If this turns out to be a result of its recent racking, then my score will be a tad conservative. The bouquet is certainly lovely, wafting from the glass in a mix of red and black cherries, woodsmoke, gamebird, cloves, nutmeg, a good base of soil tones and spicy new oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, soil-driven and complex, with a good core, ripe tannins and a long, tangy and fairly closed finish. 2035-2085