This is a delight, with ripe blackberry fruit touched with hints of violets and liquorice. The texture is supple, but abundant tannins are cloaked in sweet fruit, and the freshness carries this to a lingering finish. The grapes are from a single block of nearly 4ha, part of which is steeply sloping; the soils are clay over limestone slabs that locals compare to 'roofing tiles', hence the name of the climat. The grapes are fermented with 40% whole clusters and are now ageing in cask.
94 points, Charles Curtis, Decanter (Nov 2024)
Pretty red and black berries with rose petals and very elegant spices. Firm and juicy, with medium body and tight, well-knit tannins. A bit angular at the end, followed by good length. Drink from 2028.
93 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Jun 2026)
There is just enough wood to notice on the cooler and airier aromas of red currant and softer earth influence. The notably finer flavors are seductively textured while retaining good detail on the solidly persistent finish that firms up noticeably on the moderately austere finale. This is also going to require at least a modicum of patience as it's pretty tightly wound today.
89-92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound (Apr 2025)
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