2019 L'Unique, Terre des Dames

"An incredibly intense wine that needed about nine hours of decanting to finally unfurl to its full glory. But when it did... it was breathtaking. The initial clench of iron and rust, ink and dust, began to turn more and more fluvial the hour. A sinuous current picking up wild herbs, black cherries, cinnamon and stones in its flow; blackberry fruit bleeding dark and ripe and rich into the ripples and eddies; rain runnels coursing minerality into its cursive spine. The tannins melted – from restive fretting to begin with to glossy racehorse muscularity. Northern Rhône power meets burgundian grace." (Tamlyn Currin www.jancisrobinson.com)