A literally breathtaking wine, thanks to the amazing minerality, married to a wealth of extremely fine tannins. Staggering freshness and vitality at the super-long finish. Enormous potential!

Unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackberries, raspberries, sweet spices and peonies, Audoin's 2020 Marsannay Les Favières is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, its powdery tannins largely concealed in a layered core of vibrant, fragrant fruit. While it's especially suave out of the gates, this is always the domaine's long-distance runner, so patience will be rewarded.

The 2019 Marsannay Les Favières is a brilliant wine in the making, unwinding in the glass with aromas of plums, cassis and cherries mingled with hints of violets, peonies, dark chocolate and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with lively acids and powdery tannins, it's a layered, elegantly structured wine built for the long haul. If readers can find a better value age-worthy red Burgundy from the northern C?te de Nuits, I'd love to know about it.

The 2018 Marsannay Les Favières opens in the glass with aromas of cherries, raspberries and orange rind that mingle with sweet soil tones and a deft touch of toasty new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with rich structuring tannins, lively acids and a long, precise finish. As usual, this is among the most promising prospects for the long haul in the Audoin cellar.

The 2017 Marsannay Les Favières is showing superbly in bottle, exhibiting aromas of raspberries and cassis mingled with raw cocoa, forest floor, peonies and blood orange. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with chalky structuring tannins and lively acids. This is, as so often, the finest long-haul proposition in the Audoin portfolio.