Sylvain Morey Grand Clos Rousseau, Santenay Premier Cru, France 2020 Monastrell as well as fresh straw

as well as fresh straw and a hint of honeysuckle

Elegant silky tannins

All tank fermented

violet and cocoa powder

The 2020 Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru has a vivacious nose - according to Romain Taupenot it was much more closed the previous week

Sylvain Morey Grand Clos Rousseau, Santenay Premier Cru, France 2020 Monastrell as well as fresh strawThis is very firmly reduced and completely unreadable in this state. Otherwise, there is a bit more volume and excellent punch to the appealingly textured and detailed medium weight flavors that conclude in a bright, youthfully austere and more mineral inflected finale where a touch of bitter pit fruit slowly emerges. 91 Pts Burghound