Made to the same fully destemmed timbre; across the same oak regime. Less propitiously rewarded components based on site-fruit-barrel selection. I am beginning to think that as the joint gets warmer, this notion of hierarchy is likely to be scuttled. Effete. Last year I preferred the freshness and lighter gauze of this cuvee. This year, it is head-to-head. Ned Goodwin MW for James Halliday