Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Pascal Marchand

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Good bright, medium red. Aromas of black raspberry, cherry and exotic dusty spices are lifted by a peppery element. Dense but light on its feet, offering very pure, sharply chiseled flavors of red fruits, pepper and fresh herbs. This sweet but restrained grand cru finishes with very fine-grained tannins and terrific lingering perfume. The most clenched of these 2010s today but far from painful. (Note that I have previously listed these wines under Pascal Marchand; Canadian Morey Tawse is Marchand`s partner in this venture and the founder of Tawse Winery in Niagara.)