The aux Vergelesses was one of the first to finish up its malo in 2010 and the wine was really singing at the time of my visit. The nose is deep pure and classy offering up scents of dark berries coffee bean woodsmoke incipient notes of venison a fine base of dark soil tones and a hint of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep full-bodied and quite structured with a good core ripe tannins and a long tangy and nicely focused finish. Good stuff.

As with the Narbantons 2010 will be the last vintage for this wine. A deft touch of wood sets off exceptionally ripe plum cassis and black raspberry liqueur aromas. There is excellent detail and energy to the restrained and beautifully well-delineated flavors that possess an impeccably well-balanced if markedly firm finish that delivers fine length. This isn't quite as complex as the Narbantons but there is a more pronounced sense of minerality that is attractive in its own fashion. - Comments: Sweet spot Outstanding ♥