| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Nuits > Morey-Saint-Denis |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
**Note: from a .45 ha parcel of 100+ year old vines**
Like the Clos de la Roche the ultra-fresh nose displays a curious hint of menthol on the spicy array of red currant, tea, lavender, violet and plenty of earth character. The dense, palate coating and once again sleekly muscular medium-bodied flavors are blessed with a seemingly endless reserve of tannin-buffering dry extract that imparts a sappy mouth feel to the massively long finish. The old vines are really in evidence and this regal effort should effortlessly age for years yet be approachable after only 10.
The 2014 Clos St Denis Très Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru takes its time to open in the glass, but eventually offers raspberry preserve, wild strawberry and distant estuarine scents mixed with desiccated orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied and supple in the mouth. This is very well proportioned, very focused with a noticeable saline tang on the finish. It will deserve 4-5 years in bottle; it is a bit broody and introverted now, but it has the substance to blossom.
