The 2018 Beaune 1er Cru Les Tuvilains reveals aromas of raspberries, plums, orange rind and raw cocoa, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping palate, built around tangy acids and beautifully refined tannins. This site and its old vines were evidently well-adapted to the warm 2018 vintage.

The 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Les Tuvilains is drinking brilliantly from bottle, bursting with exuberant aromas of orange rind, petals, plums and sweet berry fruit that are quite a bit more demonstrative than when I last encountered this from barrel. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and charming, with a fleshy, open-knit core, lively acids and melting tannins, this is a giving, expressive wine that's showing well young.