2018 Bourgogne Rouge
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The 2018 Bourgogne Côte d’Or includes just 10% whole-cluster fruit this year. The nose is a little closed at first, offering mainly dark berry fruit laced with white pepper. The nicely focused palate is well balanced with fine delineation and a judicious touch of spice toward the finish. Enjoy over the next four to five years.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Formerly known as the cuvée "La Croix Blanche," Tremblay's 2018 Bourgogne Côte d'Or derives from well-situated parcels in the communes of Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny. Offering up an inviting bouquet of red berries, woodsmoke and raw cocoa that's framed by a deft touch of oak, the wine is medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, with a fleshy core of fruit, elegant structuring tannins and lively acids.
Tremblay heartily approves of this recently authorised appellation (2017), which her husband Philippe Charlopin worked 20 years to promote. Barrel sample. Open and perfumed with red fruit and pepper. Juicy, taut with lovely fresh fruit. Bright and bouncy. Not long but balanced. (JH)