Jean-Jacques Morel

Le Ban Saint-Aubin Pinot Noir

9.323 ratings
9.38 pro ratings
Saint-Aubin, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Big exuberant and precise dark red cherry and black cherry nose. Lovely clarity and a lipstick like intensity. Underpinned by superb minerality. Palate is super juicy and had a nice richness along with that classic wild side of St. Aubin reds. Charmingly rustic but a ton of fruit, grip and length. Nose gets forest floor and crazy spices as it opens.

Fruit sweetened with air and it ticks up a level of refinement.

9.2 to 9.3 overnight. Unreal balance and such killer fruit.

Big exuberant and precise dark red cherry and black cherry nose. Lovely clarity and a lipstick like intensity. Underpinned by superb minerality. Palate is super juicy and had a nice richness along with that classic wild side of St. Aubin reds. Charmingly rustic but a ton of fruit, grip and length. Nose gets forest floor and crazy spices as it opens.

Fruit sweetened with air and it ticks up a level of refinement.

9.2 to 9.3 overnight. Unreal balance and such killer fruit.

Jan 1st, 2022
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.8

Superb nose. Lifted aromas, deep mashed cherries, hint of VA, mint, mineral, palate is concentrated and sweet with nice freshness but seems short and clipped. Tannins come in in the finish. This needs air. Very awkward now.

Superb nose. Lifted aromas, deep mashed cherries, hint of VA, mint, mineral, palate is concentrated and sweet with nice freshness but seems short and clipped. Tannins come in in the finish. This needs air. Very awkward now.

Sep 1st, 2020
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Love Morel’s reds. Brambly, bright, red-fruited nose. Lovely spice. Very pungent. Palate is bright and juicy with wonderful acidity and freshness. Dazzlingly pure and fresh with huge red fruits and a wonderful hint of rusticity. Lovely earth and spice perfume develops after a while. Wow. Still has many years ahead of it.

Love Morel’s reds. Brambly, bright, red-fruited nose. Lovely spice. Very pungent. Palate is bright and juicy with wonderful acidity and freshness. Dazzlingly pure and fresh with huge red fruits and a wonderful hint of rusticity. Lovely earth and spice perfume develops after a while. Wow. Still has many years ahead of it.

Sep 10th, 2019
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Pretty funky upon opening. Horsey like a Raffault. But there is a sense of big cherry fruit lurking. Very floral as well. Some combo there of fresh flowers and horseshit. After 30-45 minutes the shit is gone and it’s all violets, earth and cherries. Awesome. Morel is magic. Palate is deep, raw like only Morel can be, with terrific freshness and acidity and a lovely rusticity. St Aubin Rouge are not the most elegant Burgundies but they have so much more than elegance. This wine is long. Really long. It’s a crazy wine that I think with 3-4 more years will really show well. This is like a young version of the 08.

Pretty funky upon opening. Horsey like a Raffault. But there is a sense of big cherry fruit lurking. Very floral as well. Some combo there of fresh flowers and horseshit. After 30-45 minutes the shit is gone and it’s all violets, earth and cherries. Awesome. Morel is magic. Palate is deep, raw like only Morel can be, with terrific freshness and acidity and a lovely rusticity. St Aubin Rouge are not the most elegant Burgundies but they have so much more than elegance. This wine is long. Really long. It’s a crazy wine that I think with 3-4 more years will really show well. This is like a young version of the 08.

Oct 19th, 2017
Max Mackinnon

Max had this 8 years ago

Max had this 8 years ago

2 people found it helpfulJan 25th, 2016
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Have not had since 2017! Knockout nose of mid season cherry fruit with lipstick like intensity. Superb spice and complexity. Really layered and wild but also restrained. Lovely earthy sous bois. It smells so authentic. Just an awesome nose. 9.4. Palate is awesome. Ripe and super juicy with awesome, sappy curly and wonderful freshness and purity. A knockout. Just terrific balance and such unreal fruit. Brilliant showing. Long and precise. This will open more.

Have not had since 2017! Knockout nose of mid season cherry fruit with lipstick like intensity. Superb spice and complexity. Really layered and wild but also restrained. Lovely earthy sous bois. It smells so authentic. Just an awesome nose. 9.4. Palate is awesome. Ripe and super juicy with awesome, sappy curly and wonderful freshness and purity. A knockout. Just terrific balance and such unreal fruit. Brilliant showing. Long and precise. This will open more.

1 person found it helpfulNov 15th, 2021
Doctor No

Gorgeous, rich dark fruit and spice aromas. Good acidity and strong tannic frame. Has the building blocks for aging but quite delicious now.

Gorgeous, rich dark fruit and spice aromas. Good acidity and strong tannic frame. Has the building blocks for aging but quite delicious now.

1 person found it helpfulMay 30th, 2017
PS Michaels

PS had this 7 years ago

PS had this 7 years ago

1 person found it helpfulMay 29th, 2017
Matthew Cohen

Perfect. But needs 3-5 years. Will be a 93-94 I think. Still has present but silky Tanins. So well made.

Perfect. But needs 3-5 years. Will be a 93-94 I think. Still has present but silky Tanins. So well made.

1 person found it helpfulSep 25th, 2016
Alex Mcmahon

Fresh and delicious natural burgundy :)

Fresh and delicious natural burgundy :)

1 person found it helpfulJun 11th, 2016