The 2021 Beaune 1er Cru Les Champs-Pimont offers up aromas of plummy fruit and sweet spices, somewhat obscured by youthful reduction. Medium to full-bodied, ample and seamless, it was another wine that was holding its cards close to its chest when I visited, but it appears to possess excellent potential. 89-91 Points
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 intégrale 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. Drink from 2026-2032. 90-92 Points
