While the 2011 Richebourg Grand Cru is superior to the domaine's 2004, it does share some of that wine's defects: an incipient peppery herbaceous character that grows more pronounced with time in the glass, a medium body and a rather firm, pinched finish. Given the quality of the site and the price that this wine commands, it's hard to recommend.

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Evident notes of herbal tea stop short of being herbaceous on the red currant, cherry and spicy nuanced nose that is trimmed in discreet oak influence. The sleek and appealingly textured middle weight flavors possess both good minerality and a taut muscularity that helps to shape the lingering if ever-so-mildly drying finale. I like the texture and the spiciness but the balance isn't quite as well dialed in as it could be. Note that while this will still need 2 to 4 years to arrive at its peak, it's sufficiently close that it could easily be enjoyed now. A bottle opened in July 2022 was unfortunately mildly corked.

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