The 2022 was made half and half in new and one year old wood and is now in tank awaiting bottling. A little touch of lemon in the colour and at this stage the oak shows more, though there is some underlying reduction. Still on fine lees so more tension may come. At the moment the oak is too pronounced on the palate but there is a volume of fruit which can handle it. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Aug 2023.

A blend of the best terroirs all in barrel with 20% new wood. The barrel speaks but not too loudly. Some spice, definite body, but a little too much wood tannin. Needs two years. Power and length. Drink from 2025-2026. Tasted Aug 2023.

Just now bottled. Equally pale in colour with just a little more fruit weight on the nose. This fills the palate very nicely, just needs a few months to settle down. Good natural acidity and a juicy finish. Drink from 2024-2025. Tasted Aug 2023.

Made from 40 year old vines grown on blue marl. Barrel aged, now in bottle. The oak is present in the nose with a vibrant fruit here which holds the oak quite well though there is a spicy sandalwood touch at the finish. Good length here. Drink from 2024-2025. Tasted Aug 2023.

The Authentique cuvée is made from the best plots on blue marl with one third new wood, the rest one year old. The reductive tension dampens down the oak on the nose, a good thing, plenty of energy, good acidity, works very well, with a little sucrosity from the soft oak and extends the finish. Drink from 2023-2025. Tasted Aug 2023.

Made in stainless steel. A light fresh, indeed steely nose, there is a good crunchy fruit to this, fully ready to drink, stretching out to a lively finish. This is interesting at the price of under ten euros a bottle, including sales tax, from the domaine. Drink from 2023-2024. Tasted Aug 2023.

The regular Aligoté has been vinified and aged for six months in stainless steel. An attractive pale colour. Some flesh to the nose. Firm, then a bit biscuity, perhaps this needs just a little more heart to the fruit. Fair length. Drink from 2023-2024. Tasted Aug 2023.

A blend of 60% Pinot noir with chardonnay at 30%, a bit of aligoté and a fraction of gamay. The base wine is 2021. My experience of this wine is to drink it young. Pale lemon colour, fresh nose, a little citrus, light egg reduction, no great body but pleasing. Drink from 2024. Tasted Aug 2023.

A rich bright fresh purple. Clearly more fruit weight here and stuffing, though the new wood imposes a touch more. (50% new wood, 30% one year old. The fruit should win through though, as this finishes very well. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Aug 2023.

A new cuvee this year from 6 year old vines, a mix of terroirs, planted with pinot tres fin ATVB selection. Lovely little bunches, says Vincent, quite different from the standard here in Couchois. A different colour already, much more purple. Very attractive rich raspberry fruit, a dry tannin but fine, and enough acidity. Long and promising. 85% new wood hardly seems to show alongside the lush fruit. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Aug 2023.

Slightly denser in colour than the regular Couchois 2022 with a more backward nose, the dark raspberry fruit playing alongside more evident wood (one third new, using the 300 litre size from Stockinger). Two minutes in the glass helps the nose. The oak comes out at the back of the palate but accompanies rather than dries the fruit. After that, it is your choice whether to stick with the regular Couchois or wait for this. Perhaps in two to three years the oak will integrate fully. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Aug 2023.

A full bright crimson red. The nose has not reached the explosive fruit stage of the 2021 yet but Shows promise. Quality fruit, cherry backed by raspberry, with tannins both from the terroir and the wood, but the sunshine of the vintage has brought with it a volume of fruit to cover the structure. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Aug 2023.

Half stainless, half older wood. A palish cherry red with a light berry fruit on the nose, light to middleweight with some firm tannins. Lacks a little suppleness in the fruit. Drink from 2023-2024. Tasted Aug 2023.

The Expression cuvée is made from grapes from far more interesting slopes, and I would recommend trading up. A little more depth of colour, 35% new wood damps down the fruit without showing its own character too much. The tannins stay a little rustic but there is a darker cherry fruit too, and this will benefit from a little more ageing. Drink from 2023-2025. Tasted Aug 2023.

Pale pink to ruby colour. The nose is an explosion of fresh cherry. Still a few firm tannins on the nose but serve chilled on a warm evening and it is lovely now. 13% with the help of Dr Chaptal. Drink from 2023-2024. Tasted Aug 2023.

From magnum. The vineyard has been pulled out since and is being replanted in white. Medium to bright red. Very slightly leathery on the nose, perhaps a more rustic terroir. A little bit sweet and sour on the palate with some tannins to finish. A little on the chunky side, but agreeable. Drink from 2023-2025. Tasted Aug 2023.