2015 Domaine Joseph Roty Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru

Good dark red; a bit less saturated than the Mazy. Compelling perfume melds black cherry, raspberry, licorice, rose petal, wild herbs and crushed stone. Enters the mouth intense and energetic but also round and seamless. The Mazy is linear by comparison but this is wonderfully opulent, conveying an impression of bullet-proof fruit without any weight. Griottes-Chambertin is often described as the most feminine grand cru of Gevrey, and this wine could make that case. Finishes sappy and extremely long; it's hard to scrape this wine off the palate. With its compelling combination of sweetness and power, it's hard to lay off this wine even today, but I'd give it ten years in the cellar.

(from vines planted in 1919): Bright dark red with ruby tones. Highly aromatic nose combines dark berries, pungent minerality and a whiff of game. Penetrating, spicy black fruit flavors convey outstanding sweetness cut by mineral-driven acidity. Shifts to a higher gear on the palate-staining finish, with crushed red fruit and saline elements emerging. A wine of outstanding definition and finesse, with the structure for a long and glorious evolution in bottle.