The 2013 Les Clos from the domaine is a really successful example of the vintage, wafting from the glass in a youthfully complex constellation of apple, pear, lemon, a nice blend of wet stone and flinty minerality and a topnote of citrus zest. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and complex, with lovely structural tension, a rock solid core and fine focus and grip on the long, zesty and quite refined finish. This will need a bit of bottle age (a very good sign in the forward 2013 vintage) and should prove to be one of the ringing successes of the year. (Drink between 2018-2035)

A penetrating nose features pungent notes of mineral reduction, wet stone, rose petal and citrus peel. There is excellent volume and detail on the intense, and intensely stony, flavors that possess ample size, weight and muscle though there is a trace of edginess on the finish that I attribute to the recent bottling. This is less youthfully monolithic than it usually is, indeed this is really quite succulent and approachable though note that it will need at least a year or so to harmonize. 2019+