The 2018 Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois is promising, unfurling in the glass to reveal notes of cherries, berries, warm spices and forest floor. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and elegantly layered, with refined tannins, a lively spine of acidity and a long, mineral finish.

Notes of sweet red cherries, herbs and dried flowers introduce the 2017 Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois, a medium-bodied, succulent wine with a tangy core of fruit, light but chalky tannins and a mouthwatering finish. From a high altitude, stony site, this is a singular C?te de Beaune bottling that will appeal to purists who love tensile, precise reds.

Matrot's 2016 Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois is also showing well, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet cherries, redcurrant, candied peel and warm spices. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, with the chalky tannins and tangy acids that distinguish this site, concluding with a saline, mineral finish.