Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Ruchots has plenty of ripe brambly red fruit on the nose, almost Chambolle-like in style. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin, well judged acidity, some salinity towards the grainy, slightly austere finish that gently fans out. It is a subtle Morey-Saint-Denis though one that is deftly made and it will repay a few years in bottle. Tasted September 2016