Allen Meadows - Score: 91 (2013 January)

This displays a layered combination of pungent earth, natural spice notes, black currant and plum, all of which is trimmed in a deft application of oak. The delicious, intense and vibrant flavors possess a sophisticated mouth feel as the supporting tannins are dense but fine, all wrapped in a delicious and lingering finish. Despite the refinement of the mid-palate the Nuits muscle shows up on the finish though there is no rusticity.