Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 clove and minerals

clove and minerals

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and Watch Hill vineyard (Alisos Canyon)

There is a notably finer and more sophisticated mouth feel to the round

This should also drink reasonably well young but amply reward longer-term cellaring as well

Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 clove and mineralsThe cool and airy nose is earthier still with its array of red and blue pinot fruit where a touch of crushed fennel lurks in the background. There is fine volume to the appealingly textured middleweight flavors thanks mainly to the relatively fine grained tannins that also shape the moderately firm and more complex finale that is just a bit firmer. This is a good Morey villages that should repay 5 to 8 years of keeping.