-
94
/ 100
Stephen Tanzer -
94
/ 100
Burghound -
18
/ 20
Jancis Robinson MW -
93
/ 100
The Wine Advocate
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir
Variety
2013
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Burgundy, Clos Saint-Denis
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"A juicy, intense spice bomb on the palate, but youthfully imploded today and showing limited flesh. Wonderfully penetrating, electric wine with a slowly building, very long finish."
- Stephen Tanzer
94 / 100
"There is fine intensity to the refined medium weight flavors that possess a subtle minerality on the punchy and muscular finish that is an exercise in harmony and balance. In a word, lovely."
- Burghound
18 / 20
"Already rich and decadent, with a real Clos-St-Denis character of animal fur and citrusy cloves. Aromatic in the mouth, with surprising textural finesse, this is very accomplished."
- Jancis Robinson MW
93 / 100
"The palate is medium-bodied with a vivid, peppery entry...saline in the mouth with just a hint of brine/black olive towards the sophisticated finish."
- The Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes
This wine is very typical of the finest makers in the appellation, offering a deep, layered, dark-fruited personality with the exotic spice of Morey’s northern slopes. The wine hails from 0.15 hectares of vines, located mid-slope on shallow, rocky soil with high limestone content. The vines here were planted in 1965. As you would expect, there is more structural muscle and minerality than the Clos Saint-Denis. In short, this is a stunning wine of great depth and elegance that clearly has enormous ageing potential, especially in magnum. Matured in one-third new oak, this cuvée was mostly destemmed.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex