2015 Domaine Perrot-Minot Domaine Morey-Saint-Denis En La Rue de Vergy yellow label

The 2015 Morey St Denis en la Rue de Vergy contains 60% whole cluster fruit this year. It has a quintessential nose for this vineyard, a bit aloof and distant at first, yet opening up with aeration and offering attractive black fruit and damp earthy scents. The palate is well balanced with slightly chewy tannin on the entry, a gentle grip, a little foursquare as Morey St Denis can be in barrel, though offering sufficient freshness and tension on the finish that will gain more depth by the time of bottling.

Cask sample. Just below Clos de Tart . Bright crimson. Mossy nose but very bright, sweet fruit. Lightly dry on the end but so charming before that! (JR)

Bright red. Aromas of black cherry, dark raspberry, brown spices and smoke are darker than those of the Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes. Silky in texture but with a firm spine of acidity keeping the wine tight today. A juicy, sappy, spicy village wine with firm minerality, smooth tannins and noteworthy length.