Very mineral with a tight phenolic grip - fresh as fresh, and astonishing length for this cuvée as the fruit unclenches a little on the finish.

Nice feel. Tastes quite ripe reds fruit, but well checked, good grip too - and just enough darkness and seriousness underlying, but essentially this is ample and fleshy yet firmish. Remarkably good considering the very recent racking and sulphuring.

Good limestone soil here - and this is clear on the palate. The nose is pretty and delicate, floral white petals. The palate has some nice weight, but the mineral, limestone hit is to the fore and gives a spic and span feel. Good flow, bright and juicy acidity, some push too - this goes on...(read more)

You can taste the sun on this wine, like sun on hot rock - ripe and minerally with a lovely texture, taut and bright and firm, very straight.

Decomposed limestone. A nicely balanced vineyard in terms of water retention, says Olivier. Cool and fresh, a taut phenolic dryness - very straight and fresh and firm, with intensity on the finish.

After the Frionnes this has a much sunnier nose - but then it does face south. A smiling openness, but still dry and mineral, cool and straight. Great purity, it's rocky, crystalline. Very impressive now and should be very fine.

The 'younger' vines that make up this plot are now 40 years old, the older ones over 80. Clay and limestone. Expressive again, juicily aromatic 'a bit phenolic', says Olivier, going on to explain that when it's this ripe he can attack the pressing with several rebêchages (breaking do...(read more)

Decomposed limestone. A nicely balanced vineyard in terms of water retention, says Olivier. Cool and fresh, a taut phenolic dryness - very straight and fresh and firm, with intensity on the finish.