Its robe has a deep ruby red color. Its blackcurrent and red and black fruitsnose is intense and powerful. In the mouth, its flavors are dominated by rich tannins which show a marked acidity, and a mellowness which appears when the wine has benefitted from a few years of maturation. This very firm wine is definitely one of the most tannic and robust of the Burgundian crus. Match with grilled rib of beef with a pepper sauce, thick cut beefsteack, lamb, or stewed poultry, Pork cheeck stew with pepper sauce, Venison Grand Veneur, Large mushrooms stuffed with mince ham, Mountain charcuterie and Corsica Coppa on sesame toast. Cheeses with well-developped flavors: Soumaintrain, Citeaux, Amour-de-nuits, Epoisse, Livarot but also Comté.