The Odoul-Coquard Aux Combottes Premier Cru 2023 is produced from vines situated on the border of Grand Cru land, offers a richer, more immediately powerful counterpoint to Dujac’s style. The 2018 vintage was generous, yielding a wine with a dense core of black and red cherry fruit, dark earth and a plush texture. This offering shows the ripeness of the vintage, delivering substantial flavour and a firmer structure than many of its peers, requiring several years of patience to soften the powerful, assertive tannins typical of the appellation.