The 2022 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru is aged half in new oak with 70% to 80% whole bunches. The well-defined bouquet offers wonderful mineral-laden red berry fruit, with a hint of savoriness/meat juices in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very harmonious and smooth. It gently builds in the mouth toward a lightly spiced finish. Very fine. (NM)

Note: from a .28 ha parcel of 30+ year old vines in Calouère; the first vintage was 1979. Beautifully spicy aromas of red and dark cherry, crushed fennel, violet and rose petal are trimmed in very generous wood. The delicious and attractively textured flavors are not especially dense but the supporting tannins are sophisticated and refined on the moderately austere, long and surprisingly powerful finale. This is also going to need extended keeping.