Frederic Magnien Marsannay Blanc 2019

Frederic Magnien Marsannay Blanc 2019

Here the nose is also discreet and brooding with incredible aromatic breadth that includes similar violet notes but the fruit profile is more black and red than blue plus a kaleidoscopic array of spice elements

This is a big wine even by the outsized standards of a great Clos de la Roche yet the balance is faultless

Offering less obvious pleasure

Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV displays a brilliant golden straw hue with fine

with powerful

Distinct soil and mineral inflections give the Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Lavières much of its distinctive personality

The tannin is buried beneath an amazing amount of concentration

integrated tannin

powerful and punchy flavors that display plenty of muscle on the youthfully austere finish

Here the nose is similar to that of the regular cuvée save for the fact that the fruit is slightly riper and denser

or those white soils

An intensely spicy and floral red berry and cassis-suffused nose merges seamlessly into impressively rich and full-bodied middle weight flavors that possess just a hint of minerality on the hugely long and palate staining finish