2009 Clos de Tart, Grand Cru, Clos de Tart, Burgundy

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2009 Clos de Tart, Grand Cru, Clos de Tart, BurgundyTasted at the pre dinner vertical to mark Sylvain Pitiot's retirement from the domaine, the 2009 Clos de Tart Grand Cru has a more intense bouquet than the 2010, although it does not possess the same otherworldly sense of nuance and complexity. Yet it blossoms in the glass, attaining more and more precision, and redcurrant and cranberry scents appear mixed with rose petal and bergamot. The palate is medium bodied with lovely balance and poise; the

5ha piece of Les Petits Vougeots always seems to produce a delightfully scented

From a cool year

and this does not disappoint

Initially this just delivers a huge amount of sensual ripeness

This is a solid buy from Bolgheri on the Tuscany Coast

lime and oyster shell

offers a small but fine range of white and red wines from one block with a homogenous soil of clay

licorice and white pepper

a benchmark for this historic estate that will give pleasure to many over the coming years

bergamot and white flowers prove immediately attractive

yet wonderfully ripe and opulent

cassis and blackberries