"Bright medium red. Knockout nose combines raspberry, rose petal, violet, spices and stone, with darker fruit notes emerging as the wine opens in the glass; there's a ripeness allied to freshness here that reminds me of southern Rhone grenache from a moderately warm vintage. Densely packed, wonderfully energetic, tactile wine with a captivating sweetness perfectly supported by lively acidity. This is actually a bit youthfully compact in the middle palate, with a slightly monolithic quality that calls for extended aging. The very long, mounting, palate-staining finish displays striking tension and a complete absence of edges. Clavelier's mostly very old vines here are situated next to Petits-Musigny, the southern portion of Musigny. Really transcends the vintage."

"An elegant and admirably pure nose is composed by notes of essence of red cherry, lavender, spice and an interesting hint of crushed mint. The sleek, intense and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors are supported by somewhat riper tannins though the slightly chewy and moderately austere finish will require a few years to better resolve and even then it's not clear that this will achieve its normally excellent quality level."