Georges Roumier Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos de Bussiere 2012

Georges Roumier Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos de Bussiere 2012A brooding but well layered nose combines notes of both red and dark currants, earth, floral tones and a hint of the sauvage. The rich and unusually supple medium bodied flavors possess fine mid palate concentration before culminating in a more refined finish than usual that delivers excellent length and only a trace of rusticity. I have said this several times recently but since 2009 this wine has become noticeably more interesting.

ripe fruit and multi-dimensional mid-palate that expands beautifully

800 cases were made

an absolute must for the cellar of all those who celebrate life

Textbook Suchots

An expressive and notably more elegant than usual nose offers up notes of various red berries

incense and licorice

The still very firm and backward middle weight plus flavors possess both excellent mid-palate density and plenty of minerality that carries over to the hugely long finish that is impeccably well-balanced

with savoriness that’s hard to articulate

savory herbs

scorched earth

large-scaled effort that is not without considerable elegance for its mass and volume

with lots of style