The 2020 Santenay Les Prarons Dessus opens in the glass with aromas of fresh berries, plums, rose petals, warm spices and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, melting and vibrant, with fine tannins that assert themselves on the saline finish, it shows the continuing progress of this domaine's reds.

Offering up aromas of plums, berries and loamy soil, the 2019 Santenay Les Prarons Dessus is medium-bodied, lively and vibrant, with chalky tannins and a pretty core of fruit. As I've written before, this is a hearty, characterful red that will offer a broad drinking window to readers willing to embrace a little tannin.

Bursting with aromas of berries, cherries and petals, the 2018 Santenay Les Prarons Dessus is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and muscular. This is a hearty, characterful red that will offer a broad drinking window to readers willing to accept a little tannin.

Aromas of cherries, cassis and dried flowers introduce the 2017 Santenay Les Prarons Dessus, a medium-bodied, chewy wine with tangy acids and a rustic but flavorful profile.