This surpassingly lovely wine almost overwhelms with seductive aromas of ripe mulberry and plum, with hints of rose petal, liquorice and smoke. The texture is rich and silky yet dense, with firm tannins underscored by a brilliant burst of limestone minerality that draws the wine to a marvellous conclusion. The grapes are from the 0.6ha parcel in Ruchottes du Bas that the domaine has farmed for almost 50 years. They were fermented with 23% whole clusters this year and are ageing in cask (mostly new) to produce this riveting example of a sublime terroir.