Light robe here, too; it would seem that François and Thomas strongly restricted the extractions here. An elegant nose that presents rather vertical, and is altogether quite strongly marked by a fine minerality, and quite a lot of depth. Red berries tending towards jam; raspberries; sweet cherries; mara des bois strawberries and strawberry jam; aquatic flowers; rubber; red carnations still in bud; blackcurrants; blueberries; a balsamic note that evokes certain makeup foundations.
Fresh palate, very balanced; aligns closely with the nose, the dynamic fruit is excited by an expressive acidity; here, again, pink and white peppers are powerfully present; added to this is Espelette pepper, clearly discernible; a liquorice stick; returning to the fruit, cherry dominates but more of a morello type; touches of blackberries; redcurrants; mint; verbena; we perceive citrus fruits in the background that express themselves more and more during retro-olfaction; orange to blood orange; kumquat; and even pomelo – flesh and zest; we can even mention pomegranate and cranberry.
Very focused finish; tannins of wonderful maturity; it is the soil that dominates the fruit in the length – soil in which we feel the structure of dense and tight matter; leather; bark, but without the slightest hardness; and still a lot of juice as it persists. 91–92.
In three years, this wine will pair perfectly with a fried roast chicken and peas; in five years, with rabbit, mushrooms and lardons; if you want to open it right away, it can accompany guinea fowl in grapes or pheasant with girolles, nothing too wild; the wine is pleasant just as it is.