Bouchard Beaune 1er cru Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus 2018

93-95 points Fine Wine Review: "Complex vegetal (positive) aromas, smooth, round, more volume than Clos de la Mousse. Dark grapy cassis fruit, no overripeness, good freshness, very approachable. Domaine wine. (4/1/20)"

92-95 points Jasper Morris, MW: "Excellent bright purple colour. The nose includes a healthy proportion of oak showing, though only 20% in fact. 20% whole bunch on the old vines which helps refresh the finish. This stretches out very well to the back of the palate and will refine with age. Good tension at the back. (Nov 2019)"

94 points James Suckling: "A rich, creamy-textured red with ripe-strawberry, chocolate, stone and hazelnut aromas and flavors. It’s full and layered with attractive fruit and lightly chewy yet polished tannins. Flavorful finish. Subtle, yet structured. Try after 2022. (8/25/20)"

93 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Revisited from bottle, the 2018 Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jesus is showing very well, unfurling in the glass with a brooding bouquet of dark berry fruit, ripe cherries, warm spices, baking chocolate and subtle soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, deep and muscular, it's rich and powerful, with ripe tannins and a voluminous core of fruit, concluding with a long, heady finish. When I tasted this wine from barrel, Bouchard's Frédéric Weber observed that analytically this 2018 is very similar indeed to the 1947 vintage of l'Enfant Jesus, and in its controlled but overt ripeness the analogy seems even more obvious from bottle. Drink: 2028-2050. (Oct 2020)"

92-94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2018 Beaune Les Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 1er Cru, from the 3.9-hectare monopole in Grèves, has a lovely, floral, very pure bouquet that frankly puts Bouchard’s other Beaune Premier Crus in their place. The medium-bodied palate delivers supple tannin, fine acidity and pure black cherry and blueberry fruit with wonderful details on the finish. This is very classy and punches with many more expensive Premier Crus in the Côte de Nuits. Drink: 2022-2042. (Jan 2020)"

93 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "Bouchard's evocatively named parcel is a monopoly holding that covers 3.9ha on sand and gravel soils in the heart of Beaune Grèves. Picked early but still pretty ripe, this has tobacco pouch and clove aromas from 20% whole bunches, layers of mulberry and raspberry fruit, aromatic 20% new wood and a backdrop of sinewy, granular tannins. Drinking Window: 2023-2030. (Oct 2019)"

93 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "[$180 list] Intense and tightly wound, this red displays a laser beam of cherry and berry fruit, with an underlying mineral element and steely structure. It's concentrated and long, yet needs time to reveal all its facets. Best from 2023 through 2040. 150 cases imported. (12/15/20)"

93 points World of Fine Wine: "Supple, with a creamy coating over a firm structure, and huge depth. Restrained, subtle, complex, compelling. (Issue #67; 2020)"

93 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Medium crimson, purple reflections, broad and bright at the rim. Multifaceted bouquet, Delicate liquorice, red berry notes, floral. Full of finesse and tightly-knit, red fruit, subtle, but supporting, tannins, medium length, pleasant fruit on the finish, already accessible, will increase with bottle maturity. Alcohol 13.5%. (6/9/21)"