Anne-Francoise Gros, Bourgogne Rouge other_regions

Anne-Francoise Gros, Bourgogne Rouge other_regionsNA

Cellarmaster Hervé Deschamps’ first solo vintage and still one of his best

and dried blackcurrant notes

all wrapped in a lingering finish that presently displays a hint of an edge that may or may not ever round off

only two barrels produced and it will be bottled exclusively in magnum)

27 ha parcel)

This is a complex

it benefits from the additional freshness and continuity provided by the sensations of mint and tobacco on its lingering finish

Smoke and vanilla frame huge blackberry and cassis fruit on the nose

and it has a hauntingly long finish redolent of ginger and honey

(a blend of one-third Mazoyères and two-thirds Charmes proper – the fruit comes from a mix of mostly 20 year old

I much prefer the 2010 La Gaffelière that I tasted the week previously

40% whole cluster)