Château de Marsannay – 2018 Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru

The nose is elegant and offers complexity, a certain delicacy, a fine grain as well as a small concentration. It reveals notes of bright cherry, crushed blackberry and small notes of strawberry associated with touches of iris, violet, fine hints of fleshy / juicy plum as well as hints of Sichuan pepper, sweet spices, laurel berries and licorice. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, juiciness, minerality, a good definition, delicacy, finesse, gourmandize as well as a fine straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy / juicy cherry, pulpy / juicy cassis and small notes of violet, iris associated with touches of pulpy plum, pulpy Bigarreau cherry as well as hints of crushed red berries, licorice, tonka bean, tobacco, discreet hints of sweet spices and a subtle hint of laurel berries. Tannins are racy.