Clos de Tart Grand Cru Pinot Noir

Magnificent Magnum !!

The Mommessin monster. I tend to only like this wine in “lighter” vintages where the heavy handed style gets balanced out. But 2018 shows impressive freshness, vibrancy and minerality to combat the warmth of 2018 wonderfully. But of course so so young.

Red cherry, raspberry, orange rind, black olive, mushroom, dried strawberry, mint, red and black soil.

Deep fruit. Floral and expressive and very pretty on the nose. The oak in a good place. Black cherry, roses, plum, spice. Very good and balanced. Yum

Decided to check in on this. Deep dark purple, opaque. Fruit intensive nose. Notes of peppery kirsch, some wood and herbs, and a little soil. One dimensional and still primary, even on day 2. Rich and powerful in the mouth. A bit hot too. Just short of age 20, I’m not sure where it’s going. Probably could say that about many 03s right now. I wanted to like it more but it didn’t move the needle that much. Gave it a lot of air and it didn’t budge. Might check in again on this in 10 years.

So pure and clean with multiple layers that peeled back differently in the glass as it warmed up. Plum, black cherry, black tea. Lonnnng finish. This absolutely needed 45 min decant to open, strange given the age.

Remains one of favorite grand crus. Gentle, rose petals, raspberries, peonies. Drinks beautifully but will benefit from another 5 years of cellaring. Very elegant.

Poteva stare ancora li un bel po di anni. Ottimo!!!

Puzzetta... si apre solo dopo un’oretta.

I think this is a majestic wine despite the poor vintage. Masculin, still a lot of red fruit and cold granite. Underbrush, highly enjoyable.