New label, but no code. Cork suggests 07 disgorgement, so probably 2000 base. Mid straw. A good dose of vanilla on the nose initially. Nicely rich and weighty. Something s little volatile and vegetal on the mid palate, though this does appear to lift. Solidly Krug without hitting the heights it can ****

Magnum. Pale straw. Fresh on the nose with a touch of chalk. Initially quite ripe and rounded on the attack with a sense of evolution. Tightens up in the glass and sheds its years. Still very youthful. Lovely line. Slightly drying on the finish. (After the Chablis this seems quite padded with a touch of vanilla.) lovely and a great advert for magnums. ****

Bottle 1. Mid straw. Mid weight. A touch of caramel. Quite rich on the mid-palate. Some mineral grip, but a softer pair of gloves than the Bougerots. Harmonious though. A nod towards C de B stylistically. ****

Bottle 2. Very proper. Cooler and cleaner and exuding typicity. A cooler, more classical version of bottle
One. Younger and fresher. Lovely line, but with the fine padding of proper GC weight whilst retaining its essence of Chablis. Line, length but also symmetry. Just right. *****

Initially slightly more evolved than Clos bottle 1, but with ten minutes of air it tightens its belt and slims up nicely to show a taut, lithe frame. Fresher, more typically Chablis. A saline grateing quality to the finish. Longer and more linear. Finally eclipsed by bottle
2 of the Clos that demonstrates the ideal to which Chablis aspires. ****1/2

Magnum. Having had a five star bottle earlier in the year, a five star mag follows. Proper claret nose. Cedar. A nose of sous bois. So harmonious and complete. Just lovely. A richness but so classical and balanced. Effortless. *****

Magnum. Quite deep and rich. Freshness too, but lacks the sheer harmony of the Mondavi alongside. The richness works better with the hare, but not quite there comparatively, which is a shame, because it’s a very decent wine indeed. ****

Magnum. Iron, blood. A little lift. Scented. The best parts of agricultural. Just gorgeous. Couldn’t be anything else. Archetypal
Côte Rôtie. *****

Magnum. Fresher almost, than a bottle 12 years ago. Cedar, cigar box, mellow slightly flabby fruit. Just lovely on the nose. Mellow with a touch of tobacco. Classic claret. Just lacks a bit of vertical cut cf (for instance) LLC. Slightly horizontal in aspect. Very good though and a pleasure to drink. ****

Mid straw. Fresh. A touch of sherbet. Lovely balancing acidity. Somewhere between youthful expressiveness and more nuanced maturity. Lovely though, and beautifully balanced ****