Saint Aubin Derriere Chez Edouard Rouge, Domaine Hubert Lamy 2013

This is fresher still with its cool and restrained nose that is comprised by notes of both red and dark pinot fruit, soft earth and a floral hint. The well-delineated and intensely mineral-inflected medium weight flavors deliver fine depth and length. I like the balance and this is fashioned in an ageworthy style. (Drink starting 2020)

The 2013 Saint Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard Rouge has a crisp airy, quite stony bouquet that blossoms nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannin, a crisp line of acidity and a focused, tensile finish that has a certain coolness and aloofness about it. Very fine, though I feel that it is no match for the white.