2016 Frederic Esmonin Ruchottes Chambertin

92 pts - Vinous

Bright dark red. Deep, slightly reduced aromas of black raspberry, animal fur and crushed rock. Large-scaled, dense and almost thick, but with its clarity a bit muddled by reduction. Suppler but less sweet and more medicinal than the Mazy and harder to view today; shows at least as much dimension and depth but not quite the lift of the Mazy. The tannins are fine-grained and rather suave. Am I underrating this?- Stephen Tanzer (01/2018)

Producer: Esmonin, Frederic
Vintage: 2016
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Nuits
Appellation: Gevrey Chambertin
Sub-Appellation: Ruchottes Chambertin
SKU: #

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