Again this is pretty-much opaque in colour. An understated nose with a dense, brooding base – just a little too tight for picking components. Really excellent fruit – super. The tannins are well managed and the length is again super but very understated. Just knock-out fruit quality here.

Deep colour. The nose is pretty good, both depth and width. Much riper than its Aloxe-Corton neighbour. Good texture to the tannins and the concentrated fruit stains your taste-buds. Impressive.

Evident extra structure. Also more depth and length. Has more of everything, though not quite the little burst of the 1er.

Denser fruit, though not fatter. There’s a little extra shade of black, if not quite the satin. Still a sleeker wine.