A lovely rich, open and spicy wine. Given the house style, this is one of the more accessible in the range but, even with these descriptors, it is by no means overblown. It just feels healthy and plush. Drink2022-2028.

Antoine feels that 2017 is a little less rich than 2015, but also fresher. He likes wines with body, so the freshness is a bonus, adding another dimension. He will bottle in December and January; he feels that after a warm summer, two winters in barrel is too long and earlier bottling is necessary to capture the fruit. He now wonders whether he should have bottled his 2015s sooner. Harvest began on 31st August even for his Blagny, which used to be one of the last to ripen, indicative of the warming conditions in the region.