Clair/Bruno Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru La Dominode 2023

96-97 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "A very complex, youthful nose in which savory, spicy and underbrush notes are intertwined. Huge power and concentration for this appellation, but the wine still has the coolness we associate with it. Medium- to full-bodied palate. Superlong finish. From vines planted in 1902. (1/8/25)"

95 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "The Dominode from Bruno Clair is up to its usual impeccable standard in the 2023 vintage. It has an impressive density of plummy fruit with notes of violets and liquorice spice, with remarkable complexity and depth of flavour. The texture has admirable density, but there is nothing heavy here, just concentrated fruit aromas, a plump mouthfeel and a superbly long finish. The wine should be approachable young but will easily last 20 or 30 years in a proper cellar. Drinking Window: 2028-2060. (5/23/24)"

94 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "The finely detailed nose starts with hyper-pure aromas of blueberries and loganberries. Toasted spices, anise and pencil shavings swirl on the palate. The complexity is as compelling as the cellar-worthy structure. Acidic crunch binds with strapping tannins—all wrapped around a firm, aristocratic fruit core. There is just over one hectare here, planted in 1902. (Jan 2025)"

92-94 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Aromas of raspberries, violets, rose petals and spices introduce the 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode, a medium to full-bodied, supple and succulent wine that's deep, seamless and suave, with ripe tannins, lively acids and a long, expansive finish. It's worth a special effort to seek out. (Jan 2025)"

91-93 points/'Sweet spot/Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a 1.7 ha parcel of vines planted in 1902). Here too the cool, pure and airy nose is comprised by the essence of plum cut with hints of spice and rose petal trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The middle weight flavors possess a velvety mouthfeel along with more evident minerality on the firmer, serious and built-to-age finale. This is almost always excellent and 2023 will be no exception. Drink: 2033+. (Jan 2025)"

90-93 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Medium crimson red. The nose is more backward than Jarrons. On the palate, the fruit is on the cusp of red and black, with firmer tannins, effectively just a little more of everything but therefore needing longer elevage. (Nov 2024)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "(30 hl/ha in these over 100 year-old vines in 2023.) Starting more direct and mineral, with an accent of rose. This washes over the palate what depth of finishing flavour again – and the tannin is finer here. A beauty!! (Jan 2025)"