The 2015 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Cuvée des Alouettes is deeper and more serious than the Cuvée des Grives, wafting from the glass with a lavish bouquet of ripe plum, cherry, cinnamon, licorice, rich soil and dark chocolate. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, sappy and powerful, with a deep core of sweet fruit that conceals an ample chassis of fine-grained, chalky tannin.

Dense, reticent cherry and damson nose. Rich, broad, and tannic, with ample grip on the palate and a chewiness that at present fights the acidity. Quite austere and clearly needs time.

The 2015 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru "Cuvée des Alouettes" has dark cherry and mulberry fruit on the nose, touches of espresso in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, masculine and grippy in the mouth, just missing a little weight and substance towards the finish. Again, I would just like to see this flesh out towards the finish.