There's a gorgeous nectarine-like character that runs through Les Poyeux when young and the 2016 is no different. It's silky and seductive in a non-opulent way. Finesse is a word that crops up repeatedly when I tasted this wine: finesse of fragrance - this is delightfully perfumed, pure and precise; finesse of tannins with their fine chalky texture. It is long, scented and charming, thus it could be approached now if you wished but it has a medium to long life ahead. -- Rebecca Gibb MW

This wine has lovely smoky aromas infused with liquorice, expressing the nicely integrated oak. Raspberry fruit dominates the juicy palate, which is structured by polished tannins and sustained by a fresh, floral finish. Aeration may be required to dissipate some reductive notes, including a pleasant bitterness.