Rossignol Trapet, Latricieres Chambertin other_regions starting with the 2014 Doix

starting with the 2014 Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles

This is another legendary vintage of Clos Erasmus in the making

16 ha parcel in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that all those that have died over the years have been replanted)

Sweet red cherry

The finish alone is eternal

Rossignol Trapet, Latricieres Chambertin other_regions starting with the 2014 Doix(from vines planted in 1955). Here too there is enough reduction present to require plenty of aeration. The tightly wound, focused and strikingly intense flavors possess excellent mid palate density along with a superbly long finish that is akin to rolling small pebbles around in the mouth. This austere, backward and firmly structured effort will need at least 6 to 8 years to add flesh and complexity and will likely require fully 15+ years to reveal