2020 Marsannay Au Champ Salomon Charles Audoin Magnum

This is packed to the gills with super-fresh blackberries, but has a dangerously firm core of fine tannins that’s wrapped in a cloak of velvet richness. Huge scale, but miraculously retains a light touch, the power only really becoming apparent at the extremely long, precise finish. Enormous aging potential! Drink or hold.

A beautifully spicy nose reflects top notes of a variety of floral influences on the red currant, dark cherry and soft earth wisps. The succulent, delicious and impressively concentrated flavors also exude evident minerality on the firm, serious, mouth coating and youthfully austere finale that delivers even better length. This too is excellent and one to look for.

93P+: The 2020 Marsannay Au Champ Salomon wafts from the glass with scents of dark wild berries mingled with peonies, orange zest, sweet spices, dark chocolate and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a rich core of fruit, powdery tannins and lively acids, it's a seamless, complete wine that shows just how great Marsannay can be.