The 2017 Beaune Les Sizies 1er Cru has a ripe black cherry and bilberry jam bouquet that develops pressed iris scents with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannin and commendable depth; touches of black pepper and sage furnish the pure, quite sustained finish. This will be a joy to drink over the next decade.

The 2017 Beaune Les Sizies 1er Cru, also aged in 20% new oak, was cropped slightly lower than the Les Hauts Jarrons. It has a well-defined bouquet with pure red cherry, wild strawberry and subtle menthol aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, slightly grainy in texture with satisfying harmony if not enormous persistence on the finish. It should give a decade’s worth of drinking pleasure. - Neal Martin

Mid cherry red. Ripe and fragrant dark-red fruit. Dark-fruited for Beaune and with an elegance that comes from the fine tannins. Beautifully balanced and persistent. (JH)