Bruno Clair, Morey Saint Denis Rue Vergy Blanc

Bruno Clair, Morey Saint Denis Rue Vergy BlancCool and airy aromas are comprised by notes of petrol, white flowers and citrus zest. I like the mouthfeel of the equally tension filled and mineral driven middle weight flavors that exhibit evident minerality on the bone dry, liner and youthfully austere finale. This is also quite good and worth checking out.

left alone in a room to taste

(from a mix of vines that average 60+ years of age

Clos Sorbé

Moderate reduction presently dominates the fruit though there is good freshness and verve to the unusually refined flavors relative to what is typical for the genre

a higher side of the vineyard and a lower one (near Damilano and Ceretto)

rich and opulently fruited in the mouth

Surprisingly open and expressive for a young Brunello

What’s interesting here is that at first glance

Montrachet typically fleshes out substantially with bottle age and this should do that as well but it’s not clear that there is necessarily better potential here compared to either the Criots or the Bâtard

delicious and vibrant medium weight flavors exude evident minerality on the clean

The beautifully stylish

tobacco and thyme