2022 Marsannay Le Chapitre

The 2022 vintage of Pataille's Marsannay Le Chapitre reveals much riper fruit than the 2021, with an intense concentration of black plum and cherry fruit touched with hints of mint, earth, smoke, and fresh saddle leather. The texture is dense and very tannic, with impressive length. There is a bit of reduction at this point, but it is likely to resolve before release. This wine is one to wait for – open in three to five years and age it over the next 20.

The 2022 Marsannay Rouge Le Chapitre, one of the only cuvées that had been racked, has a pure black cherry and boysenberry-scented bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. Fine delineation—one of the most powerful. The palate is well-defined with blackcurrant and bilberry fruit. A vertical Marsannay with a strict finish. It will need two or three years in bottle.