2015 Beaune Les Tuvilains
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Cask sample. Lightish cherry red. Gently scented with red fruits and an attractive peppery lift. Light framework in harmony with the zesty, flirtatious fruit. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Teuvillans, which comes from the Pommard side of the appellation, has a lifted bouquet with blackcurrant and raspberry scents, a touch of chalk, the 40% whole bunch neatly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with a pleasant chewiness on the entry, quite saline in the mouth with a structured, but very focused and fresh finish. This is a very well-crafted premier cru that will end up towards the top of my banded score.
(40% vendange entier ; from clay soil with a lot of rocky limestone): Palish red. Much more decadent on the nose than the Marchand-Tawse wines from the Côte de Nuits, offering aromas of strawberry, smoke and earth. Supple, smoky and adamantly dry in the mouth, with a distinctly saline quality and good energetic minerality. Finishes with slightly tough tannins and a touch of dryness.