The 2021 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes (Maison Louis Jadot) has turned out nicely, exhibiting notes of plums, jammy berries, rich spices and orange zest, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and giving palate that reveals none of the asperity displayed by several recent vintages.

Like its 2018 predecessor, the 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes (Maison Louis Jadot) is a touch unfriendly at this early stage. Offering up aromas of cherries, sweet berries, dark chocolate and loamy soil, it's medium to full-bodied, with a rather firm, astringent profile. I hope it will round out with further élevage.

The 2018 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes (Maison Louis Jadot) exhibits inviting aromas of red berries, plums, raw cocoa and cinnamon, followed by a medium to full-bodied, round and fleshy palate underpinned by powdery tannins that assert themselves on a somewhat attenuated finish.

The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes (Maison Louis Jadot) was showing very well, bursting with aromas of sweet berry fruit, candied peel, baking chocolate and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and lavish, with juicy acids, fine but chalky structuring tannins and a long finish.

The 2016 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes has a fragrant, floral nose with blackberry, raspberry, cold wet limestone and light graphite aromas. The palate is fresh and tensile with supple tannin, impressive purity and a lightly peppered finish that lingers in the mouth. Very fine.