While I am a fan of many under-rated 1976 Pinot Noirs, this is not one of the domaine’s best. Deeper and more turbid than the 1978, it has an opaque, meaty and, to be honest, rather charmless bouquet of burnt toast and field mushroom. The palate is hard and aloof, dominated by dry tannins that I feel must have been over-extracted at the time, leaving the finish brawny and austere. Past its best. Tasted September 2013.