Just finishing malo. The 2023 Grèves includes the 8-year-old plot with the 100+ old vines. The young refresh the old and the old teach the young. A lovely fresh purple. What energy! A little bit of bramble to this. Fine structure. All will come together and harmonise. Very promising. Drink from 2032-2040. Tasted Dec 2024.

In contrast to the Clos des Aigrots, the 2023 Beaune “Grèves” is very red fruity in personality this year chez Lafarge. The bright and complex bouquet hops from the glass in a beautiful blend of red plums, red and black cherries, woodsmoke, dark soil tones, a gentle framing of vanillin oak and a beautiful floral topnote redolent of both violets and lavender. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, complex and soil-driven, with a great core of pure fruit, ripe tannins and a long, tangy and impeccably balanced finish. A simply stunning bottle of Beaune in the making! (Drink between 2037-2085)

Note: from 100-year-old vines where more than 90% are from the original plantation. A riper and distinctly earthier nose also freely offers up its array of poached plum, underbrush and a whiff of humus character. There is both good volume and verve to the delicious and sappy bigger-bodied and more powerful flavors that also conclude in a long, balanced and youthfully austere finale that is noticeably more structured. At least some patience will be necessary.*Burghound Outstanding!*