From a site just below the tree line at the top of the slope, hot during the day but cool at night and characterized by poor, rocky soils, Pataille's 2017 Marsannay La Montagne wafts from the glass with a captivating bouquet of peonies, red berries, beetroot, dried herbs and coniferous forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, it's elegant and fine-boned, with a delicate core of fruit, succulent acids and melting tannins.