2021 Felettig Beaune Champs Pimont

There are six barrels of this and we tasted from three. Tasted from new barrel, recently sulphured: almost black purple. Solid weighty fruit with firm tannins. From one year old wood – purple rather than black. Essence of raspberry, much more about the fruit than the barrel. Still some tannins, but high quality fruit with impressive length. And then from a new barrel in which the wine was actually fermented in vinification integrale manner: purple black, with a bouquet that seems a little silkier. The fruit is more softly despatched across the palate but the oak currently takes the upper hand. Overall, this is clearly a well-constructed Beaune with plenty of fruit. 90-92 points