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Tasting notes
Score 94/100 · Drink 2023-2034, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Dec 2016

Bright medium ruby. Brooding, liqueur-like aromas of black fruits, violet and bitter chocolate are quite powerful but youthfully reticent. Densely packed, fine-grained and highly concentrated, with its thick black fruit flavors framed and enlivened by surprisingly fresh acidity for such a ripe wine. Really superb texture and depth for a wine from this producer. Finishes with powerful but well-buffered tongue-coating tannins and outstanding, slowly rising length. There's no easy sweetness here, but this compellingly rich, utterly primary wines really saturates the palate. Great potential here.

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Critic scores
94
94/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

About the producer

Frederic Esmonin
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Product details

Grape Blend

Pinot Noir

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Classification

Grand Cru

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