Charles Audoin, Marsannay Clos de Jeu

Charles Audoin, Marsannay Clos de JeuA strikingly fresh nose offers up notes of essence of red cherry, pomegranate and lavender hints. There is slightly better concentration to the beautifully well delineated and mineral inflected flavors that possess a bit more complexity as well on the clean, focused and ever so slightly austere finale. Lovely stuff. (90 92) 2024+

with plenty of classic Alban character

This very classy effort could also use better depth but that should just be a matter of some cellar time

This too is going to need at least a few years to unwind and better flesh out

Jean-Denis died in a tragic traffic accident in 2002

this is more than fruit – it smells of stones and chalk

with the rest in stainless-steel tanks

15% Petit Verdot and 5% Merlot that saw 80% new French oak

This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend or might trip over its untrammeled ambition

This is an elegant and classy if not particularly dense wine

There is excellent richness but also fine detail to the big

Glass-staining purple

perfumed aromas of blackberry