A deep red nose with more than a touch of spice to the sweet fruit. Given time the nose adds coffee and a faint cedar edge. Plenty of concentration on the palate and it’s matched by quite some volume of fine-grained tannin – little astringency. Super length. This is a demmanding wine, but a very good one.

The vineyard lies next to Vosne-Romanée, just above ‘Boudot’. Medium-plus cherry colour. Faint spice and cherry pie nose. Also a little spice on the palate. Good acidity and medium-plus velvety tannins. Subtle but persisten finish. Again a very refined style for NSG.