I first tasted the Santenots a few weeks ago, and wrote a note here saying how good it was, and ended up sharing the remaining case with a friend. We also shared a case of the Chenes, and I decided to try both wines on consecutive nights to see how they measured up.
Both wines were decanted for a couple of hours. My note and score on the last Santenots and this were consistent, slightly austere but with air lovely bright red fruit, oyster shell minerality, and some floral notes. 94
The Chenes was even more austere at first, the fruit has to be coaxed out with a fair amount of swirling. A lot more spice and floral components, less minerality. A tad more concentration but equal length. A little less easy now, but a really good wine in the making. Also 94.