Lifted on the nose, this starts with garden soil, blueberries and crushed slate. The concentrated fruit teems with mineral exuberance and is nicely framed by tingly tannins. The finish is juicy and sustained. This 14 ares parcel sits in the top, center portion of the cru and was replanted in 2000.

The 2023 aux Combottes from the domaine also has a nice touch of red fruit to its personality this year. The very complex bouquet delivers a marvelous blend of red plums, red and black cherries, cocoa, a complex base of soil, gamebird, woodsmoke and a deft framing of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, complex and tangy, with a gorgeous core of fruit, fine soil inflection, refined tannins and lovely length and grip on the complex and beautifully balanced finish. This is simply outstanding in 2023! (Drink between 2037-2080)

A perfumed, and exceptionally elegant, nose freely reveals its aromas of the essence of red berries along with a plethora of floral elements and subtle spice wisps. Once again the middle weight flavors possess a really lovely texture while displaying excellent punch and detail on the balanced, youthfully austere and notably more complex finale. I like the length and this is a wine that should amply repay mid-term keeping. Lovely.*Burghound Outstanding!*