Neil Beckett | Jadot's astute technical director, Frédéric Barnier, says that where there was a more normal crop, it was necessary to harvest late to achieve full ripeness—this was picked the first week of October, when light was more influential than heat, and freshness and intensity rather than scale or weight are the qualities that result. Sampled direct from barrel this had all the cherry allure, harmony, intensity, and finely-layered richness of texture expected of this very special site. | 93+