(2002) Slightly stalky/woody quality about this, then some raspberry fruit. The palate is rather acidic, without enough flesh about the mid-palate before spicy, smoky elements broaden the finish. There's a rather under-fruited quality about this, but I do wonder if the bottle was a touch corked.

(2001) This is a new estate for me, presumably part of the Rossignol family that makes very good wines as Rossignol-Trapet. Quite a sweet, creamy, weighty character over red cherry fruit on the nose. Bright notes of sweet strawberry and raspberry. Nice juicy palate, with lots of orange acidity and some sweet red fruit beneath a layer of lightly-smoky oak.