The 2010 Monts Damnés from Pascal Cotat is absolutely brilliant wine. The very pure complex and zesty nose soars from the glass in a blaze of green apples beeswax fresh-cut grass sweet pink grapefruit a touch of petrol citrus blossoms beautifully complex soil tones and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep full-bodied focused and snappy with a superb core of fruit outstanding focus and balance impressive complexity and great length and grip on the pure zesty and classic finish. This is a great bottle of Monts Damnés that is much more classic in profile than the riper and more powerful 2009 version. When all is said and done and this wine has an opportunity to blossom with a bit of bottle age it will probably prove that I am underrating it a bit! 2012-2025. 93+.