This too is aromatically ultra-fresh with its more deeply pitched array of plum, dark currant and forest floor scents. There is both fine intensity and minerality to the equally sleekly textured flavors that terminate in a mildly austere bitter cherry-inflected finish that also flashes just a hint of rusticity.

A discreet application of wood sets off the more deeply pitched aromas of various dark berries, earth and soft humus nuances. Here too there is a lovely sense of energy to the intense and mineral-suffused flavors that offer sneaky good length if only average depth. This too should drink well young.

Here the nose is quite similar to that of the Bourgogne except that the earth character is a bit more pronounced. The sleek, energetic and decidedly rich flavors possess a generous mouth feel before culminating in a slightly sweet and almost easy finale. This is perfectly okay for what it is but I prefer the Bourgogne.

A discreet if not invisible application of wood sets off equally fresh if more restrained notes of earthier red currant and dark pinot scents where a hint of the sauvage adds breadth. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the detailed and relatively forward flavors that exhibit a subtle salinity as well as a touch of rusticity. Berthaut noted that this wine is expressly vinified to be consumed young.