Good deep red-ruby. Brooding, reticent nose offers black cherry, licorice, crushed stone, leather and earth. Began mute but opened slowly in the glass to offer nuanced, sweet flavors of dark berries, licorice and spices, plus a suggestion of ripe strawberry. Mounts impressively on the back half, eventually finishing with explosive sappy length. This may be even less expressive today than the Mazis-and it's likely to shut down in bottle for an extended period-but there's more of everything here. At this point at the end of our tasting, Philippe Roty reiterated his belief that the estate's 26s are riper than the 27s and possess better acidity.- Stephen Tanzer (3/29)
Producer: Roty
Vintage: 2006
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Nuits
Appellation: Gevrey Chambertin
Sub-Appellation: Charmes Chambertin
SKU: #
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