The 2017 Beaune Grèves 1er Cru comes from a single parcel of 96-year old vines, the oldest that the Lafarge family owns. It has a well defined, slightly gravelly bouquet that is not as immediate or as sensual as the Clos des Aigrots at the moment. This is more surly. The palate exhibits more brightness, quite lucid in fact, with fine tannin, fleshy red cherry and strawberry fruit, not a deep or powerful Beaune but velvety smooth towards the finish. The seductive quality to this wine is stacked towards the back end, but it leaves you wanting another sip as soon as possible.

From the domaine's oldest vines, the 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves exhibits notes of cherries, spices and citrus peel. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and complete, with more concentration than the Clos des Aigrots and a more muscular chassis of fine-grained tannins, concluding with a long finish.