Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: The alcohol level on this wine is high, at over 15%, but it is energetic and profoundly elegant. Ample and long on the palate, it finishes with notes of ripe, full fruit. 18.5

Michael Schuster: Black-red; intense, dense, roasted fruit to smell, with a touch of game; powerful and yet refined, finely tannic, very rich, very concentrated, yet without any asperity or excess weight whatsoever. At 15.6% alcohol, this has a remarkable balance: a little warmth, yes, but nothing tiring, no bitterness, no hardness, no burn. It’s all in the balance of constituents. Very sweet in fruit, but a wonderfully grand impression of overall balance; harmonious, complex, and fine, retaining its characteristic “Burgundian” transparency and finesse—and the alcohol notwithstanding, with no feeling of excess or weight at all. Effortless, subtle, complex, mouth-coating, and very long in ripe, sweet perfume to finish. Extraordinary and individual. Expressive of the year, the cru, and François Mitjavile’s gifted winemaking skills. 2018–40+. 18.5/19