The 2020 C?te de Beaune-Villages exhibits notes of sweet berries, plums, spices and petals. Medium-bodied, supple and fleshy, with lively acids and a pretty, perfumed profile, it concludes with a saline finish.

Derived from vines between Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay, the 2017 C?te de Beaune-Villages offers up aromas of ripe berry fruit, cedar wood and cocoa, followed by a medium-bodied, supple palate that's framed by succulent acids and melting tannins. It's an immediate, attractively savory red that will drink well young.

The 2016 Cote de Beaune Village was hit by frost a little since the parcels are located toward the bottom of the slope. It has quite a vivacious red cherry/kirsch-scented bouquet that offers good vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, nothing overly complex here although there is much better fruit concentration on the finish compared to the Bourgogne Rouge.

The 2015 C?te de Beaune Village, which is in fact Santenay Village declassified, has an open and inviting bouquet: crushed strawberry and raspberry preserve aromas complemented by hints of brown spice. The palate is medium-bodied with fine precision and poise. There is a lovely grainy texture, dark berry fruit tinged with cola towards the structured, chalky finish. This comes highly recommended.

The 2013 C?te de Beaune Village is a blend of three parcels as in previous years and this year, one-third was aged in tank. It has a pure pastille-like bouquet with very clean lines – developing iodine scents with time. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly hard tannins at the moment that render the finish a little foursquare. Give this a year after bottling.