2015 Marsannay La Montagne
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Pataille's 2015 Marsannay la Montagne is a wild, exotic wine that is not totally put together, and yet is quite promising. Super-ripe dark stone fruit, lavender, sage, mint and black olive are some of the nuances that give the 2015 its distinctive, bold personality. There is not much subtlety here, but there is certainly no shortage of character. The whole cluster character is evident.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Marsannay la Montagne has plenty of fresh raspberry and wild strawberry on the nose, vivacious and very well defined. This emits energy from the glass. The palate is smooth and rounded, so soft in the mouth you could almost drink it now. There is a touch of sour cherry and iodine on the finish that feels gentle, but this has great volume and persistence.
A much fresher and brighter nose displays plenty of floral influence that adds a touch of elegance to the ripe red and dark cherry, spice and softly earth-inflected aromas. The sense of elegance continues thanks to the notably more refined mouth feel of the medium-bodied flavors that possess good delineation and tension, all wrapped in a serious, moderately structured and sneaky long finish where a hint of bitter cherry surfaces. Dec 2016, www.burghound.com