Pure, bright purple, perfumed and stylish with excellent body behind, this has raspberry and dark cherry fruit, lovely energy and everything in place. There’s good ripeness here.

As always, Ghislaine gives a very thoughtful, un-mediatised version of the vintage: it was a cool damp summer, there was some rot, sorting was necessary, but afterwards the fruit was healthy. She began picking on Sunday 14th September, when the grapes were just ripe, and still had very good acidity. Ghislaine may be modest about her wines, but we think they are fabulous this year!

This muscular and powerful wine is still brooding, but shows a very concentrated palate with some wonderful chocolate notes.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

Ghislaine Barthod harvested her small crop, 35% to 40% down on 2009, from 24th September over 5 days. She feels that the wines are riper than 2002, our suggestion for a comparable vintage. We tasted on a day shrouded in mist when everything seemed dank and dour, so it is more than likely that Ghislaines wines will turn out more lively and fragrant than reported below, when the structure appeared to dominate.