Aromas of understated creamy fruit – it’s very nice. It has a wide, sweet, acid-led personality that just about balances, the fruit is beautifully precise. Very sneaky length.

Medium, medium-plus colour. A good width of aromas – mineral mixing with high tones. Plenty of structure here, and an excellent burst of interest in the mid-palate. Slowly lingering, this is a very good wine.

The nose is not so deep, but offers a super and complex width of dried fruit notes. Wide in the mouth too, showing an understated concentration. The balance is impeccable such that it’s not so easy to comment on individual components – but the length is super. A fine bottle.

From 50 year-old vines – only 2 barrels. Medium-plus colour. Wide and complex nose though not so deep, showing black shaded fruit and just a trace of black olive. Lots of tannin clings to the inside of your mouth, but the fruit is quite enough of a match. Quite lovely length, again a super wine, but today I just prefer the Charmes.