Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2021

A little more élevage in evidence at this early stage, but there’s a lovely juicy line in red berry and salted fruit below that, touches of toast and sweet earth. With a bit more release than the Latricières, this has a flow and kinetic minerality; a multi-faceted wine, with gorgeous red fruit on one hand, and plenty of non-fruit savoury complexity on the other – sweet spice and darker earth notes. There’s lots to consider here. Glorious. From 1.5HA planted on white soils on the Chambolle side of the appellation that invariably produces low yields from small, concentrated grapes. Fermented with 15% whole bunches and aged in 80% new oak.