Martelet de Cherisey, Meursault Bois de Blagny

Martelet de Cherisey, Meursault Bois de BlagnyNA

I spent several hours with Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon tasting through a wide range of 2009s vins claires

The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Helichrysum redeems some of the shortcomings of San Polino’s base 2009 Brunello

Light saline note

uniting attributes of youth and maturity

Perhaps the most open-knit and waxy of the lineup

Plush black raspberry

but the Garnacha is from different plots in the zone of Tudelilla at high altitude

warm earth and a hint of wood spice that continues onto the serious

intense and powerful flavors that possess arguably the best material in the entire range and explode on the hugely long finish

Here the expressive and more elegant nose is much spicier though perhaps not quite as complex with its higher-toned blend of cool red cherry

Good medium red

indeed it is presently almost strict