Only 50 cases made. Class in a glass!
Dark red with ruby tones. Fully ripe but reticent nose combines cherry and musky soil tones, lifted by a floral topnote. Compellingly sappy, thick and deep; an utterly seamless grand cru with outstanding depth of texture and an impression of energy an...
The palate is very well-balanced with crisp acidity, fine-boned tannin and a lovely piquancy on the finish. Utterly delightful and almost too delicious to cellar. Only 125 cases made.
The 2016 Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru was showing just a touch of reduction on the nose. There is good fruit intensity here although the new oak will need time to be subsumed (two-thirds new). The palate is medium-bodied with impressive density and focus, f...