(12. 6% natural alcohol): Good bright, dark red. Explosive nose combines black raspberry, violet pastille, rose petal, licorice, bitter chocolate and minerals, along with a distinctive soil quality. Juicy, precise and penetrating, with very intense purple fruit flavors framed by brisk acidity. Really perfumes the mouth and wakes up the taste buds on the firmly tannic, very long finish, which conveys a strong impression of salty minerality. Delivers an uncanny combination of pure fruit, energy and salinity.

The 2014 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has a potent nose: hickory, licorice and light charcoal scents infuse the mainly black fruit. There is a sense of presence here. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins. Like many 2014 reds, it feels a little hollow on the mid-palate; more flesh is needed, especially on the slightly attenuated finish.