Pierre-Henri Rougeot Côte de Nuits Villages Les Plantes du Bois

(15/20) From 35-year-old vines. Grapes are not destemmed. Aged for 18 months in 3-year-old barrels. Working on biodynamics conversion (ready in 2021). Unfiltered, only small amount of sulphites added during bottling. Only 880 bottles produced. Quite mineral wine, beautiful tannins, fresh, quite smooth already, even though this is of course still very young. Medium intense aromas of red cherry, raspberry, cranberry, wet earth, forest floor, espresso, toast, wet iron. Dry wine, high acidity, medium and fine-grained tannins, light body, medium+ …