2015 Morey Saint Denis La Rue de Vergy Domaine Perrot-Minot

An ultra-fresh nose is composed by notes of red berries, earth, cherry and a hint of wet stone. There is a lovely sense of vibrancy to the well-delineated and attractively textured medium weight flavors that also reflect the stony character of the nose on the saline, balanced and focused finale. Lovely.

The 2015 Morey St Denis en la Rue de Vergy contains 60% whole cluster fruit this year. It has a quintessential nose for this vineyard, a bit aloof and distant at first, yet opening up with aeration and offering attractive black fruit and damp earthy scents. The palate is well balanced with slightly chewy tannin on the entry, a gentle grip, a little foursquare as Morey St Denis can be in barrel, though offering sufficient freshness and tension on the finish that will gain more depth by the time of bottling.

Bright red. Aromas of black cherry, dark raspberry, brown spices and smoke are darker than those of the Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes. Silky in texture but with a firm spine of acidity keeping the wine tight today. A juicy, sappy, spicy village wine with firm minerality, smooth tannins and noteworthy length.

Full, deep red. A musky essence of Morey-Saint-Denis on the nose, with aromas of raspberry, dried flowers and brown spices complicated by subtle notes of soil and leather. At once supple and juicy, still a bit youthfully medicinal but displaying the creaminess of the vintage. Serious ripe tannins arrive to provide focus and grip to the back-end fruits and spices. This suave, long village wine is balanced from the start.

A bit monolithic now, but packed with black cherry, black currant, violet, spice and mineral flavors, this is ripe and well-proportioned, with a long sweet-fruit aftertaste. Give this some time to develop and unwind. Best from 2023 through 2043. 300 cases made.