Guillemot-Michel Viré-Clessé Retour à la Terre 2023

93 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "The delicious Retour à la Terre boasts ripe apricot and nectarine aromas, with hints of beeswax and hay. The wine is rich and opulent on the palate, but a silky finesse helps the wine avoid heaviness. The grapes are from 65-year-old vines planted in clay soils in the 2.5ha lieu-dit Champ Rond; the grapes are gently pressed and fermented and aged in 800L terracotta amphorae. Although this wine is expressive now, it will open in three to five years and drink well over the next two decades. Drinking Window: 2028-2045. (11/2/24)"

93 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Retour a la Terre is bursting with flavors of pears in syrup and sweet spices, but lacks a little freshness, without quite recapturing all the magic of the 2022. (2026)"

92 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Clay soils, the last to be picked, offering extra ripeness but less sugar, 13.27% (13.5% on the label), vinified in amphora. No deeper in colour, though the nose is clearly more honeyed. More of a cashmere texture. There is a faintly more oxidative nose, a nutty note on the palate but that is a question of character rather than instability. There was a last drop in a bottle open for 6 days and it was pretty much identical, perhaps having lost just a little of its fruit, but no oxidation. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Jun 2025."

92 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2023 Viré-Clessé Retour à la Terre, from a parcel selection on clay soils, yielded riper fruit compared to the previous vintage. Aged entirely in amphora for 11 months, it has a wonderful bouquet with white peach and sandstone scents, precise and expressive. The palate is quite saline on the entry, touches of chamomile coming through with time, leading to a lightly spiced and quite lingering finish. This might well have the edge over the previous vintage. Drink: 2026-2036. (Aug 2025)"