Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve | With a mark from its 54% of Bouchet, this wine presents an engaging tannin that possesses the absolute sheen of this vintage. At the start, the fruit is radiant, well complemented by very classy floral notes. The finish lingers on to fresh and intense, perfectly melded notes. | 99

Michael Schuster | Persistent, minerally, faintly menthol-fresh nose; rich and fleshy, large-scale for Lafleur, but restrained, too, with a very fine, even tannin; gentle, racy, minerally, fragrant, and Burgundian; Lafleur’s typical poise of power and delicacy, just so long to taste, and finished by a bewitching, gently perfumed persistence. Succulence and subtle sinew, very long-term, in the nicest way, and so marked by the exceptional silkiness of texture of the best of this year. If you are lucky enough to have any, wait 20 years! 2040–60+. | 96–98