Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 17.5
Harvest commenced 13 September. 50% whole bunch, 60% new oak, four punchdowns (used to be eight).Rich, seductive nose. Ripe – perfumed, alluring. Smooth, rounded tannins, weight and concentration here, spicy notes very much in evidence. Succulent black-/red-berry fruit, smoky edge and plenty of freshening acidity. Brooding. The powerful oak comes through at the end although everything is in balance. Ready now but with a long future ahead.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2040
Vinous 96
The 2019 Clos de Tart Grand Cru has a wonderful bouquet of ebullient red berry fruit, hints of tea leaf and sous-bois, understated initially but unfurling with each swirl of the glass. The palate is very well balanced, with pure red fruit laced with white pepper and graphite, pleasing linearity, good focus and a saline finish. Persistent on the aftertaste, this is a compelling Grand Cru with a long and prosperous future ahead. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2050
Robert Parker 97
The 2019 Clos de Tart Grand Cru has turned out brilliantly. Mingling notes of wild berries and cherries with hints of peonies, rose petal, orange rind, exotic spices and musk, it’s full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with a velvety attack that segues into a fleshy, textural mid-palate defined by depth and purity of fruit, concluding with a long and penetrating finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2029-2065
