From vines high up above the village appellations in Saint Aubin, this is worked like a village wine and has a very Saint Aubin racy character, a little point of sweetness in the fruit, a bit of weight and a slightly phe...(read more)

From a very calcareous soil, Olivier says that what's important here is the thermal between day and night, exposed as it is to air flowing up and down the valley. This already delivers: all the elements working together,...(read more)

On clay. We tasted before racking, so a fleeting impression - density and ripe fruit, with a really nice initial touch on the palate - sweet. The tannic finale just shows there's a little more work to do.

Again tasted before racking, but this was showing real elegance - there's limestone here and the lift it gives is coming through loud and clear - quite a big wine but very nicely balanced.

Frionnes is on a sort of calcareous scree with bits of Kimmeridgian clay. Intense and mineral, this has a very attractive sweet citrus juiciness. Spine-tingling. Keep it if you can, this will age beautifully.

This is really ripe - a fat weight of fruit, a touch of sweetness - and it's a great terroir. It's a big, big wine, joyous and mouth-filling, and brilliantly long.