RICHEBOURG

(from a .6 ha parcel). This is the first wine in the range to be reduced and it’s enough to overshadow the fruit. By contrast, there is good verve and freshness to the nicely detailed if not especially dense medium weight flavors that exude an almost pungent minerality that adds a sense of lift to the markedly austere, compact and very much built-to-age finale that could also use better depth. This is clearly very backward and it’s always clearly quite classy. Drinking range: 2035 - Rating: 92-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2025)

The 2023 Richebourg Grand Cru has a surprisingly understated bouquet that is shaded by the preceding Clos de Vougeot. Blackberry, briar and light tobacco scents emerge, though it remains a little reticent in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, quite peppery in style, with hints of sour cherry and sea salt toward a finish that feels quite linear and strict at the moment. Very fine, but it will require time. Drinking range: 2028 - 2052 Rating: 94-96 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2025)

A lovely bright deep ruby, purple in the middle. The 2023 Richebourg starts exuberantly then refines with a greater sense of detail. The fruit swarms across the palate but not in an obstreperous way, with a sensuality to the raspberry that is hard to imagine. There is tannin present, and enough acidity but the fruit covers them both and extends to a remarkable finish. Super sensual and really finely balanced at the same time. Drinking range: 2030 - 2038 Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Nov 2023)