The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Cardeuse opens in the glass with scents of peonies, violets, plums, wild berries, dark chocolate and baking spices. Medium to full-bodied, lively and perfumed, it's bright and fine-boned, with a pretty core of fruit and fine, powdery tannins.

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet La Cardeuse 1er Cru offers bold blackberry and black plum aromas on the nose, the 50-60% whole cluster neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, quite rigid at first, very saline with a slightly chalky-textured finish that lends freshness. Excellent.