So generous was the crop, and so limited the space in the domaine’s tiny cuverie, that the wine was made differently this year. Each plot was still harvested and fermented separately, but instead of maturing them apart, Paul was obliged to blend some plots together after fermentation. No whole-bunches were used, and the large volumes meant that there is just 50% of new oak. Paul rather likes the result.  So do we: the wine has a delicate, restrained floral nose, generous black fruit with a hint of menthol, well delineated smooth acidity and melting chocolate tannins; there is a clean stony saline note on the finish. It has a silky, very fine texture and huge depth – a wine in perfect balance that will give pleasure now and for decades to come.