2001 Maison Nicolas Potel Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

What was a Brooding, reticent and completely backward nose is now much more expressive though it still requires the better part of an hour to display the notes of crushed black cherries, ripe earth and a background hint of wood that slightly sweetens the moderately robust, muscular flavors that display very good if not outstanding density but first rate balance. The intensity builds from the mid-palate and the depth that I had hoped would develop clearly has but as noted, be sure to give this adequate time to develop if you elect to open a bottle now as it's clearly still on the way up. Good stuff here rendered in a classic style.