Grivot/Jean Richebourg Grand Cru 2016

98 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "A glowing crimson purple. A certain nobility to the nose. A brilliant combination of hedonism and precision, the expressive dense floral notes, waves of perfectly ripe red fruit, and that’s just the bouquet. Suave, sweetly fruited, nuanced, yet never losing site of the grace and the depth. Caresses all parts. Seamless finish with perfect acid and tannin balance. (Nov 2023)"

98 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2016 Richebourg Grand Cru is deep in colour compared to its peers. The bouquet is just stunning: laser-like focus of black cherries, bilberry, crushed stone and iris flowers that blossom with aeration, seeming to gain intensity with every passing moment. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and perhaps more black than red fruit. Extremely well delineated with wonderful salinity, this begins to fan out on the finish. Then, remembering that it is just a baby, it tapers back in to remind you that it will need 10 to 15 years in the cellar before it reaches full flight. This is a fabulous wine. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting. Drink: 2030-2075. (Oct 2019)"

98 points Tim Atkin, MW (2018).

96-98 points Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): "The 2016 Richebourg Grand Cru was not touched at all by the frost, so there are the full five barrels this year (sometimes it can be six). It has a majestic bouquet with ample blackberry, raspberry preserve and brown spice scents, later a touch of white flowers and truffle. This is so mercurial in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin. This is beautifully focused, tensile and brimming with energy, yet it remains linear, almost aloof right to the finish, a covert sign that it should not be broached for at least a decade like most great Richebourgs. An aristocrat. Drink: 2025-2055. (Dec 2017)"

97 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from Richebourg proper). Here too there is a touch of wood hovering in the background of the reticent but wonderfully spicy, airy and cool array of mostly dark berry fruit and floral aromas. The tautly muscular and intensely mineral-driven large-scaled flavors possess innate power that drench the palate in dry extract while delivering gorgeous depth and length on the dusty and youthfully austere finish that goes on and on. This is magnificent though like the Clos de Vougeot and the Echézeaux, it would be virtually pointless to open a bottle young and besides, there is so much potential that it would be a shame to waste it. Drink: 2038+. (Jan 2019)"

97 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "[$1,680 list] This is pure, featuring cherry, raspberry, floral, mineral and smoky flavors. Elegant and linear, showing intensity, balance and grace. Subtle, yet sneaks up on you with uncompromising length and class. Best from 2022 through 2043. 69 cases made, 26 cases imported. (5/31/19)"