Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve | No structural defects here; a lot of aromatic finesse and elegant texture, as well as charm and complexity. More flexibility on the finish. All that is missing, perhaps, is a little power. Tasted twice. | 94

Michael Schuster | Ripe cassis to smell; rich, very finely tannic, a particularly seductive balance; sweet, fleshy, ripe, long, and flattering to taste, juicy and notably refined at once, both very ripe and yet very fresh, too; subtly racy, long and aromatic in aftertaste. A much greater density and scope than the Réserve. Charm, class, and great finesse. 2028–40+. | 93–94