soft and smooth

Here the mildly toasty nose is marred by post malolactic fermentation aromas though there is good freshness to the attractively textured middle weight flavors that aren’t especially dense though I like the verve and salinity on the delicious and lingering finale

From an early-ripening vintage

scorched earth and graphite add to a sense of gravitas as this dark

Reveals hints of chalk

Marchand & Tawse, Morey Saint Denis Clos Ormes other_regions soft and smooth(25% whole cluster). This too is firmly reduced and unreadable at present. The much more refined flavors are racy and lacy and while not especially dense, they do offer good backend punch on the lingering if somewhat lean finish. This appears to have the stuffing to allow the flavors and finish to flesh out as the wine ages though I doubt that it will ever be seductive. (87 90) 2027+