Absolutely bursting with blue and red fruits, the concentration is deceptive here, as it starts out juicy and full of air, but after a few minutes in the glass you start to feel the weight and the texture, and this turns into an extremely serious wine with real tannic hold. Gorgeous savoury finish, as you get so often in the best Burgundies, where weightlessness is such a brilliant veil to the power behind. 55% whole cluster.
DC98
Dense purple. Succulent ripe fruit, rich cherries, seductive yet not quite too much of a good thing. More oak emerges but in harness with a hugely impressive weight of fruit. This is an absolute baby. A few stems support the profile and while they add a lightly drying touch. JM
VM98
Bursting with aromas of wild berries, kirsch, warm spices, maraschino cherries, cinnamon and creamy new oak, the 2018 Clos de Tart Grand Cru is full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an ample core of ripe fruit, ripe acids and fine, powdery tannins. Stylistically—even though the domaine began the harvest on August 30—this is a heady, opulent and somewhat overbearing Clos de Tart that has more in common with the wines of the Pitiot-era than the 2015, 2016 or 2017 vintages at this address. Of course, it may become more dynamic with another winter in barrel, so it will be more than usually interesting to revisit this in bottle.
WA93