From a parcel purchased on the dissolution of the Chateau de Chorey and planted with superb vine material, the 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Les Cents Vignes unfurls in the glass with a complex bouquet of cassis, spiced cherries, dark chocolate and subtle hints of smoky new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and nicely concentrated, with fine-grained but firm underlying structure and a long, nicely defined finish. To my palate, it's the finest of Rapet's Beaune premiers crus.