The 2013 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves was actually picked before the vendangeurs began on October 2 by the domaine’s employees. The vines had been damaged by hail and so they wanted to pick carefully to maintain the quality. Also, readers should note that this is the first, and thus far only time that the domaine has used whole-bunch fruit. The nose is nicely defined with blackberry, briary and just a touch of mocha from the 50% new wood. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy blackberry fruit, though the oak is quite pronounced on the finish and shaves off some of the terroir expression. Hopefully, that will be absorbed with time in bottle.