From vines planted 16 years ago, so relatively young amongst Pierre-Yves crus, is the 2015 Saint Aubin 1er Cru Les Creots. Its more clayey soils impart a slightly heavier bouquet than others, with bruised apple and kiwi fruit aromas, a touch of granite in the background. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite harmonious in the mouth with an edgy, dewy green apple finish that just needs a little more length.

The 2014 Saint Aubin 1er Cru Les Creots has a little more tropicana on the nose, nicely defined with hints of guava and pineapple coming through with aeration. The palate is tensile on the entry with quite noticdable acidity (although that might be because my sample was taken directly from the cellar unlike the others). Quite reserved, linear and stoic, it just needs a little more persistence on the finish.

The 2013 Saint Aubin 1er Cru les Creots has very fine mineralité on the nose: flint and wet limestone, almost Puligny-like in style. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, hints of orange zest and lime with a dash of spice to round things off nicely on the finish. It does not quite have the complexity of a top climats, but it is still very well crafted and should offer a decade of drinking pleasure, possibly more.