IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

The de Montilles parcel of the Grand Cru is very well placed close to Château de la Tour with vines that run north-south rather than east-west. It’s at the lighter end of the spectrum, with commendable elegance and lightness of touch. The one-third whole bunches add an extra dimension of pepper spice.

It has a beautiful bouquet with scents of blackberry, raspberry coulis, crushed strawberries and seams of wet limestone underneath. The oak is seamlessly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very focused and taut with pure black cherry and crushed strawberry on the tensile finish. This is a very stylish, quite ambitious Clos de Vougeot. Excellent.