Surprisingly paler than Echezeaux but the nose has far more weight and complexity: leather and black soot notes. Impressive depth on the palate with well-knit, quite toasty tannins. The fruit is black rather the red. It has a slightly dry, savory edge on the finish which is very long. A superb Grands Echezeaux. (926 cases produced) Tasted February 2003.

Medium red. Aromas of black cherry, currant, tobacco, Oriental spices and nutty oak. Sweeter and thicker than the Echezeaux, with a more floral character. Ripe, harmonious acidity frames and carries the fruit. (My first bottle of this wine showed a dusty note on the nose and a somewhat rustic dryness in the mouth, while the fruit of the second sample was muted by what appeared to be some rather raw wood tones; neither bottle would have merited more than 89 points.)