2023 Morey St Denis Les Loups
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The 2023 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Loups 1er Cru contains around 40% whole bunch this year, coming from deeper soils that are more clayey than those for the Village Cru. This is very well defined on the nose, with brambly red fruit and briar unfolding with each swirl yet remaining very controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Quite sweet on the mid-palate with just a hint of dark chocolate, this is actually quite understated on the finish. Give it a couple of years once bottled.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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‘Les Loups’ being the name of the cuvée. Made from three different premiers crus: Les Blanchards, La Riotte and (the premier cru part of) Le Village for a total of 0.6 ha (1.5 acres). Below the domaine on deeper, warmer soils with 90 cm topsoil over clay. Cask sample. Mid ruby. Pretty nose and quite expansive and open on the palate. There’s a touch of orange and a slightly iron/metallic note that’s firm rather than disagreeable. The fruit on the palate is rich and mature. Very fine, powdery tannins. Ever so slightly punchy alcohol. (MH)
About the producer
Domaine des Lambrays is one of Morey-Saint-Denis’s most famous estates, its history closely tied to the Grand Cru from which it takes its name – Clos des Lambrays.