Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes

This is really well made. It's young and not nearly as good as it will be in a few years, but it didn't feel like a tragic mistake to open it. The tannins were actually more noticeable to me on day 2, which I can't recall experiencing. There is a decent amount of fruit to offset them, though. I have another bottle and I look forward to trying it in 3 or 4 years. I score it 92 today with …

Pleasant, with notes of raspberry, black cherry, and wood.

Muted, with notes of licorice and dark plum

Nose: warm earth, farmed soil, delicate blackberry, fragrant wood spice. Palate: dark plum, ripe dark cherry, lightly polished tannins that hide behind a warming oak prickle. Nicely integrated acidity. Enjoyable but never would have guessed this was a Pinot noir with all the dark fruit and thicker than expected body.

Appearance: deep ruby Nose: brett here is quite dominating. can't find much else. but with some time it is going off, now it is no longer dominating and becomes perfumed. now its floral, some black fruits behind the brett aromas. Palate: fine grained, med+ tight tannins, med+ acidity. brett more tamed on the palate than the nose. with red fruits, red plums, black cherries, leather, cacao. driven by tannin structure. Conclusion: very good.

Impressive young beaune. Firm, flavorful and everything you could want in a young burgundy. Drunk over two days. Much more accessible on day 2 when a mix of red fruits, with undertones of earth, spice and black tea started to emerge from the cloak of tannins and acid. Great potential here, and while structured it’s not rough or unrefined.

Huge stuff - would never have guessed Pinot. Drank more like a Napa Cab - with age (!). That's a style I love, so all good by me. Great qpr as well, coming in at around $50.

2018 Vintage at Domaine Albert Morot (Beaune, France) : Barrel sample. Brilliant ruby, high toned floral tones and a dash of herbs. Elegant, complex relatively cooler feel for this ripe vintage. Pleasingly puckery red fruit and very good tannic bite. Probably my favorite wine in this line up.