The 2013 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru had finished its malolactic, a blend of "Les Duresses" and "Breterins" raised in 20% new oak, has a rather "mulchy," slightly dusty bouquet that does not quite possess the clarity of the village cru. The palate is medium-bodied with pointed, quite angular tannin, that give this a little hardness at the moment and then it cuts away rather abruptly. The saline aftertaste is pleasant, but is just seems out of sorts at the moment, and clearly surpassed by the village cru. This was a perplexing showing.