2010 Morey St Denis Aux Cheseaux
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Medium red. Highly aromatic scents of redcurrant, clove, cinnamon and dried flowers. Juicy, spicy and precise on the palate, with lovely lift and a light touch. Most impressive today on the very fine-grained, building finish, which features sweet tannins and palate-staining spice character. All about perfume.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Interesting and fluid and really lovely freshness. Very powerful. Easy to like. Incredible persistence. (JR)
(this premier cru parcel touches Mazoyeres-Chambertin, according to Cyprien Arlaud): Medium red. Deep, slightly reduced aromas of raspberry and smoky minerals. A step up in intensity and depth from the Blanchads, offering a felicitous combination of thickness and sappiness. Finishes with fine-grained, building tannins and very good breadth and length.
Next came the 2010 Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chezeaux from Domaine Arlaud, which had come directly from the producer. Copious black cherries, blueberry and violet appear on a nose that is powerful and needs a lot of decanting to coalesce. The palate is more pliant than I anticipated, with plush but quite bold tannins, plenty of depth and a very primal finish that feels half its age. Give it another three or four years – Cyprien Arlaud’s wines always need time.