2014 Clos de Tart, Domaine du Clos de Tart

TASTING NOTES

"The 2014 Clos de Tart Grand Cru, Sylvain Pitiot’s final vintage, was picked from September 5 at 22hl/ha. (Incidentally, this was the first year the vineyard was tended organically.) It has a rich, exotic bouquet of macerated red cherries, black olive compote, fig and crushed violets. There is still some new oak to be subsumed here. The burly, powerful palate is full-bodied with saturated tannin, although it does not possess the delineation or mineralité on the finish that Jacques Desvauges has sought. Tasted at Clos de Tart." Neal Martin, Vinous.com
(NM, 02/20/2019)

Rating: 94
Drink from: 2022-2045

"Moderately saturated medium red. Bright scents of dark cherry, flowers and spices enlivened by pepper and herb nuances; not a particularly underbrushy style. Wonderfully silky and perfumed on the palate, with flavors of raspberry, spices and flowers conveying a slightly exotic character but not quite the thickness this wine displayed from barrel in late 2015. In fact, this very long wine tightened up in the glass as mineral and herbal elements emerged. Seven or eight years of bottle aging should bring even greater complexity." Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com
(AG, 03/01/2017)

Rating: 93+
Drink from: 2024-2038

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