Maison Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune “Grèves – Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus” Premier Cru 2017

“Strong wood and menthol elements all but dominate the earthy and spicy red dark pinot fruit scents. The sleek, intense and well-defined medium-bodied flavors exude evident minerality onto the much more complex and persistent finale where the wood telegraphed by the nose reemerges. This is really quite good though note that my predicted range offers the benefit of the doubt that the generous wood will ultimately be successfully integrated.” – Allen Meadows, Burghound