Neil Beckett: More reserved on the nose than most of the Ambroise wines, but also with exciting glimpses of how much is still hidden under the cloak. A slightly nutty, roasted scent, but not in the least dried out or too warm. On the palate, there is even a coolness to the fruit, the elegance and freshness of which is even better preserved than in the Clos Vougeot. But there is at once more breadth, depth, richness and sustain. Harmonious all the way through the long finish. The sheer scale is slightly daunting, but the phenolic phalanx is marching in step, with its spears pointing the right way, protecting rather than threatening the fruit. Regal wine, at the beginning of a long reign.