(NM91-93 points) Tasted at the Domaine. A dark sultry nose with touches of leather and cooked meat inflecting the dark, almost earthy fruits with just a faint hint of wild heather. The palate is full-bodied, once again with great density, an assertive Clos Vougeot that suggests long-term possibilities, such is the depth and matiere. Excellent, but it does clam up on the finish. Drink 2012-2022.

A rich, opulent style, packed with red cherry, blackberry and spice flavors that butt up against the dense, grainy tannins. There's plenty of flesh and sweet fruit to match the structure, and the long aftertaste reveals a mineral facet. Best from 2013 through 2025. 125 cases imported. –BS

A very subtle touch of oak influence sets off a pungently earthy mix of brooding but extremely fresh red and dark berry fruit aromas trimmed in subtle herbal, spice and game notes that precede the impressively scaled and robust full-bodied flavors that are sleekly muscled and possess plenty of pop on the intense, complex, balanced and long finish. This is a powerful yet focused effort that retains a fine sense of underlying balance and this should benefit from up to a decade in the cellar first.