This has a similar nose to the Village Cru although it is perhaps more tempered and refined. Subtle touches of wet pavement and minerals, signature Anne-Claude Leflaive notes. The palate has lovely balance and poise, full of mineral, limestone and flint with a more “leesy” finish. A great wine – but juxtaposing against the village cru, there is no doubt, which is the better bang for bucks. Drink 2010-2016

The reduction this displayed after bottling now dominates the nose and has become, in my view, permanent. Thus, how much you will like this wine necessarily depends on whether moderately strong reduction bothers you or not. By contrast, the highly energetic and vibrant rich, round and detailed medium-bodied flavors possess good extract for the vintage and plenty of punch and persistence on the finish. Partially because of the reduction and partially because of the firm acid spine, this is still quite young though if I am correct about the reduction being permanent, finding the proper drinking window is much more about taste preferences than actual maturity as the nose isn't going to display much ever. For my taste, I would continue to cellar this for another 2 to 4 years. Note further that my rating is a compromise between a technical fault and an otherwise delicious, intense and balanced wine.