2002 Morey St Denis Les Ruchots
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Bright red-ruby. Wild small dark berries, cola, brown spices and bitter chocolate on the nose. Juicy, brisk and penetrating, with youthful, sharply defined flavors of dark berries, pepper and sassafras. Dense, lively and gripping, with a firmly tannic finish and subtle, lingering flavors of brown spices and earth.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Violets and black cherries are found in the nose of the lush, soft 2002 Morey-St.-Denis Les Ruchots. This sensual, medium-bodied wine offers sexy layers of sweet red cherries. It is pure, seductive, and sports a long, opulent, fruit-packed finish. Importer: David Hinkle / Peter Vezan, North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel. (800) 266-6585
Good full ruby. Complex nose combines blackberry, leather, pepper, mint and bitter chocolate. Juicy, bright and gripping, with sharply delineated blackberry and floral flavors. Fine, horizontal tannins spread out to coat the entire palate. The note of bitter chocolate carries through to the finish.