Marsannay, Clos du Roy, 2013
A brilliant Marsannay from an excellent and well-draining vineyard that has a high percentage of old vines, which produces small concentrated bunches. It is a tiny plot of just 0.25ha, fermented with 50% whole bunches. Of the three barrels that were produced, one was new. The quality is clear to see, with an inviting combination of intensity and brightness on the palate, beams of light illuminating the deep fruit and focussed concentration. Embryonic, but showing great promise.
critic reviews
Medium bright red. Slightly diffuse aromas of cherry, strawberry, spices and earth. Riper and more penetrating than the basic Marsannay bottling, showing decent intensity and inner-mouth lift to the flavors of dark cherry, spices and herbs. Still a bit spiky with acidity but this wine has decent material to support its tannins. Not bad. (Unfortunately, my sample of the Marsannay Les Longeroies was corked.)