and the usual austerity of classic Clos de Vougeot is only a background element as the rich

Released ahead of the 2009

There is excellent richness to the bigger and more powerful medium weight plus flavors that are at once concentrated and quite serious while flashing a touch of rusticity on the slightly warm mineral-inflected finish

if not slightly more tannic

Tarlant, Tradition Brut other_regions_italy and the usual austerity ofVery tight bead. Lots of age and perhaps a bit of oak on the nose. Good undertow of ripe fruit but very lacy and refreshing up top. Very satisfying, and ready. But of course I don't know whether this is the cuve everywhere else at the moment.