Les Champs Libres Vintage:2023 which makes the nose hard

which makes the nose hard to read but the flavors are extremely rich yet retain the fine sense of detail and minerality that Millandes typically gives

chiseled and precise

A pungent nose of soft reduction and wood toast largely pushes what appears to be ripe fruit to the background

tannic and likely to require quite a bit of patience

the substantial tannins will require at least five years of patience

Les Champs Libres Vintage:2023 which makes the nose hardThe 2018 Les Champs Libres is more backward than the 2017, deprived the same delineation and mineralit by that summer's warmth. The palate is better with welcome flintiness on the entry, more energy and generosity coming through. A peppery touch on the close ensures this finishes on a high. Tasted from ex chteau magnum at Kate & Kon's 40 Year vertical in Austria.