A glorious iteration of the superb Clos de l’Echelier cuvée, coming from a 2.5ha vineyard of 40-year-old Cabernet Franc surrounded by a 300-year-old wall. Having implemented organic farming in the 1990s, and biodynamic...

The 2019 Clos de l'Olive, crafted from vines planted on clay and limestone soils, shows a darker, somber bouquet of dark wild berries, spices and dark chocolate mingled with gently green bell pepper notes, followed by a...

Very rich and ripe with heaps of black fruit. It's developed tertiary characters too, wild mushrooms, soil and beef stock, and that kick of Cabernet Franc tomato stem, too. The palate is huge, with lots of stem and...

The 2019 Clos du Chêne Vert Monopole has purity, freshness and precision. It is not as upright as it was more than a year ago when last tasted, as it has since opened up, broadened and lost its youthful rawness. That...

The 2019 Les Varennes du Grand Clos is starting to mellow with an extra year in bottle since I last tasted. It continues to have its soft, welcoming opening, with attractive, pure aromatics: plenty of sweet black fruit...