The 2016 Monthélie Village, which comes from Bouchard’s own six hectares of vines, has a fragrant bouquet with scents of black cherry and bergamot, just a faint hint of soy. The palate is well balanced with quite a sharp but not angular entry. This is an edgy Monthélie with fine tension and is brisk and quite structured on the finish thanks to the marl soils. Give this a year at least in bottle.