2015 Clos St Denis
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Cask sample. Mid crimson. More savoury than the Échezeaux but still fragrantly fruity. Incredibly juicy and approachable for a grand cru. But I think it will have a longish life even so.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2015 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has an expressive redcurrant and cranberry leaf bouquet, undergrowth, wilted roses and a subtle sea spray element. This feels complex and engaging. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, grippy in the mouth with good depth. This feels solid in the mouth, a Clos Saint-Denis with backbone and I can see it ageing for a couple of decades. Serious...but compelling.
(30% vendange entier ): Medium red. Captivating aromas of strawberry, leather, tobacco and cinnamon lifted by a note of bergamot; conveys an impression of noble site-driven rusticity. Silky on entry, then penetrating and imploded in the middle, conveying excellent definition and lift to its firm-edged flavors of strawberry and crushed stone. I never would have picked this energetic, tightly wound wine as a 2015.
The 2015 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has an expressive redcurrant and cranberry leaf bouquet, undergrowth, wilted roses and a subtle sea spray element. This feels complex and engaging. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, grippy in the mouth with good depth. This feels solid in the mouth, a Clos Saint-Denis with backbone and I can see it ageing for a couple of decades. Serious...but compelling. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2020-2040