Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Cyrot-Chaudron 2016 3000ml156th Hospices De Beaune Wine Auction on the 20th November 2016 Vintage Report The harvest was relatively late this year, so the wines have been tasted very soon after being racked out of their fermenting tanks into barrel. Nonetheless they are already showing their character. The wines capture the elegance of the vintage, coming after the more massive 2015s, and show a fine sense of their terroirs. The colour is bright and intense while the bouquet

156th Hospices De Beaune Wine Auction on the 20th November 2016 - Corton Grand Cru Cuvee Charlotte Dumay 2016

The palate is underpinned by enormous tannins

Offering up aromas of crisp stone fruit

menthol and pencil shavings plus a waft of fallen leaves

To be appreciated with seafood or

dried apricots

Drink Date 2022 - 2042

This liquid is simply alive in the mouth

superb tension with a touch of mulberry and Hoi Sin lingering on the finish that still feels backward and sinewy

this is not likely to drink nearly as well young and will likely need a minimum of 10 years to be at its best

the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with compelling herbal sparks and a firm

There is both good volume and intensity to the beautifully delineated and overtly mineral-driven flavors that possess riper acidity on the balanced citrus-tinged finale