Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Needed something a bit more predictable after that Overnoy. Step right up JJ Girard. Maddeningly consistent. Love this version of a great 1er Cru. Global warming is helping Beaune 1er Crus.
Nose is tight but has lovely spice, dark flowers and black cherries. This is such a serious 1er Cru. Wispy sour cherry, herbs. Super complex and opening by the minute. Fruit filling in big time. Sour cherry, dark cherries, early season cherries. Brambly now. So pretty and deep. Perfect hint of framing oak. Girard is so good. Palate is just gorgeous. Young but awesome. Showing some wood but huge sap, density and really fresh. Girard is always invigorating. Good concentration and really black fruited palate. Black cherries and they are so clear. Long palate staining finish. Persistent. So juicy and with such a serious structure. Plus that just maddeningly consistently delicious Girard fruit.
Needed something a bit more predictable after that Overnoy. Step right up JJ Girard. Maddeningly consistent. Love this version of a great 1er Cru. Global warming is helping Beaune 1er Crus.
Nose is tight but has lovely spice, dark flowers and black cherries. This is such a serious 1er Cru. Wispy sour cherry, herbs. Super complex and opening by the minute. Fruit filling in big time. Sour cherry, dark cherries, early season cherries. Brambly now. So pretty and deep. Perfect hint of framing oak. Girard is so good. Palate is just gorgeous. Young but awesome. Showing some wood but huge sap, density and really fresh. Girard is always invigorating. Good concentration and really black fruited palate. Black cherries and they are so clear. Long palate staining finish. Persistent. So juicy and with such a serious structure. Plus that just maddeningly consistently delicious Girard fruit.
Lovely nose. Hint of reduction initially. Then cherry, cherry flower, deep spice, thick cherry flesh, so upfront and high toned but with a deep mineral background that sets Clos du Roi apart. It’s so serious. Palate is generously fruited and intensely structured but also very supple for this cuvee. Ripe and juicy tannins and terrific Giratd purity, freshness and accessibility. Mixture of dark fruits and lighter cherry fruits but also has a sinewy, earthy quality. Terrific balance. Always so impressive. With air gains body and sap. Terrific.
Lovely nose. Hint of reduction initially. Then cherry, cherry flower, deep spice, thick cherry flesh, so upfront and high toned but with a deep mineral background that sets Clos du Roi apart. It’s so serious. Palate is generously fruited and intensely structured but also very supple for this cuvee. Ripe and juicy tannins and terrific Giratd purity, freshness and accessibility. Mixture of dark fruits and lighter cherry fruits but also has a sinewy, earthy quality. Terrific balance. Always so impressive. With air gains body and sap. Terrific.
Jul 16th, 2020
