Michel Magnien Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru 2019

Michel Magnien Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru 2019

spice and red berry liqueur aromas that are trimmed in a hint of chocolate

the larger-scaled flavors possess more size and weight if not the same refinement or minerality as the Latricières where the supporting tannins coat the palate on the grippy

The 2015 vintage is particularly fruity

This too is really quite impressive for a Nuits villages

An airy and beautifully broad-ranging nose offers up notes of floral

has a dense black cherry and blackcurrant-scented nose with graphite and forest floor notes

savory herbs

The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is simply beautiful

made from grapes grown by David Abreu at his estate vineyards in Napa

with lovely mineral grip

stony and beautifully delineated broad-shouldered flavors that display plenty of power and drive on the palate coating finish that goes on and on

Mugnier made first-rate '98s and the Amoureuses is one of the clear successes of the vintage with its higly expressive and wonderfully complex nose that has gone secondary yet remains quite fresh