(28 hectoliters per hectare; 20% new oak): Good deep red. Very reticent nose is showing its oaky side today. Large-scaled, rich and deep on the palate, conveying an almost confectionery sweetness to the tactile red fruit, smoky mineral and earth flavors. Finishes with big, broad, toothcoating tannins and a distinctly darker fruit note of black cherry. This wine should age slowly and gracefully.

The 2013 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru, which contains no SO2 and uses a pneumatic press, has a very attractive nose with brambly red fruit, undergrowth and morels. Wild mint emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit and brittle tannins. It's fresh and lively but very linear and tight on the finish. What this does have is freshness and a sapid finish. What you call a "vertical" Pinot Noir. Very classy.

A faint oak scent on the nose, pepper and sour cherry fruit. Powerful, but the flavours seem unripe – too much olive and juniper, not enough ripe fruit. Warm alcohol too? (RH)

Light to medium crimson. Rather diffuse nose without much intensity. Then an attractive lateral spread of fruit on the palate. Pretty austere, borderline-bitter finish. (JR)