2016 Clos Vougeot Hommage A Jean Morin
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(just three barrels made): Bright, dark red-ruby. Darker on the nose and palate than the Vieilles Vignes, with its black cherry and licorice aromas complemented by a suggestion of mineral firmness. Very dense and thick but quite backward, with its dark fruit flavors complemented by bitter chocolate and strong soil tones. This will evolve in bottle for a long time but is distinctly less seductive and expressive today than the Vieilles Vignes, finishing with the tannic mass of a 2015 and strong medicinal reserve. More Richebourg in style than Musigny.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Organic. Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Sweet aromas that seem to be both ripe dark fruit and oak. Pure cherry fruit. Chalky-fine texture, a little sinewy and dry on the palate but balanced. Not especially generous on the palate but it should round out in the bottle. (JH)