Very fleshy, suave and fragrant. This has excellent concentration and beautiful harmony of ripe fruit with fine toasty, smoky oak plus ample velvety tannins. The finesse at the front is every bit as impressive as the structure that builds in the long finish. From organically grown grapes from a 1.3-hectare plot. Matured in 50% new oak and 50% once-used oak. Drinkable now, but best from 2027. - Stuart Pigott

A solid, broad-shouldered red, offering a compact matrix of tannins and buried cherry and blackberry fruit, with vivid acidity driving it all. Mineral and spice notes join a touch of sandalwood to accent the fruit as this plays out on the superlong finish. — B.S.

(WA 92-94 points) The 2022 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is deep and chunky, offering up aromas of burning embers, dark berries, orange zest, violets and spices. Full-bodied, layered and muscular, with a blocky core of fruit and tannin despite very gentle extraction, it will reward a bit of patience. - William Kelley

(VN 91-93 points) The 2022 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru is tightly wound on the nose, demanding coaxing from the glass: cranberry, wild strawberry, forest floor and light estuarine scents. It gains intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a sucrose entry, slightly candied compared to the Echézeaux and spicier: a sprinkling of white pepper, clove and allspice towards the finish. I suspect that this will bide its time in bottle. -- Neal Martin