2019 Rully En Guesnes Wadana Vieilles Vignes
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Produced from a parcel planted in 1950, the 2019 Rully en Guesnes Vieilles Vignes was processed by hand, Dureuil's team removing the clusters' rachis by hand, retaining the berries attached to their pedicels à la Lalou Bize-Leroy. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, exotic spices, orange rind, licorice and forest floor, the 2019 Rully en Guesnes Vieilles Vignes is medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with a layered and concentrated core, lively acids and a long, resonant finish. This is a brilliant wine that smashes the glass ceiling so often imposed on its appellation.
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Neal Martin
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Showing minor aging on the rim, the 2019 Rully En Guesnes Wadana is deeper than many Rully wines. The bouquet is plush and generous due to the vintage and lack of stems, maraschino cherry commingling with mulberry and light marmalade scents that “hug” the senses. The palate is beautifully balanced and built around a core of red fruit—raspberry, wild strawberry and touches of cassis. It is endowed with wonderful purity, while the velvety finish leaves you hankering for more. The Wadana is perhaps an incongruous part of Dureuil-Janthial’s portfolio, predesigned with a more modern sheen, ergo, some might prefer the regular bottling or other cuvées. But I adored this. Give it another two or three years in bottle. It will continue to mature with panache over many years.