JS James Suckling: 97 Points
A smooth, suave and spicy wine that is made from the wine estate’s original vineyard. It’s spicy but balanced, offering tangy red cherry, pure black cherry, cinnamon, clove and toast flavors. There’s a flash of new oak, 20%, but carried by wonderful, lively fruit and savory accents from the vineyard. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now or hold.
WS The Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Impeccably structured and rich yet gracefully layered, with lilting raspberry and cherry flavors highlighted by forest floor, savory spices and rose petal as this builds depth and tension toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2035.
DC Decanter: 94 Points
A sense of austerity from the aromatics (bottled in December of 2024), dark fruits, and plenty of earth character- this wine is tight and structured. This is the estate's signature vineyard, which was once a plum orchard. This site is a mix of own-rooted vines and grafted Dijon clones, the oldest of which are 34. This wine combines elegance and depth of complexity to a tee. The aromatics show fir tips, sous bois and sweet ripe berry. There is a savoury core to the palate, pine sap and ripe berries are well embraced by an elegant texture.
