2016 Clos de la Roche

(three barrels from three sources): Bright ruby-red. Knockout nose combines black raspberry, brown spices, fresh blood, game and crushed-stone minerality. Similarly wild on the palate, and surprisingly expressive for young Clos de la Roche, displaying a very smooth texture and superb inner-mouth energy. Finishes classy, rich and very long, with terrific detail and compelling sucrosité .