2016 Monthelie Sous Roches
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The 2016 Monthélie Sous Roches (Domaine Gagey) is showing well from bottle, though it will require a little patience. Offering up aromas of cherries, cassis, coniferous forest floor and a deft touch of cedary new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a tight-knit core of sappy fruit, fine but youthfully firm tannin and a long, nicely defined finish. Given the wine's substance and structure, I suspect that even as much as a decade's bottle age will bring considerable upside, though it can be enjoyed sooner.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Sweet-fruited cherry aroma on the nose and an attractive dusty quality. Chalky-dry texture but with just enough fruit to fill out the frame. (JH)
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.