2023, Domaine Clos de Tart, MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, 1er Cru, 'La Forge de Tart'There is a lovely concentration of mulberry and plum aromas touched with hints of smoke and spice on the nose of the Forge de Tart, the second wine from the Clos de Tart. The texture is plump and firm, with a pleasantly lingering finish. The blend for this wine uses younger vines and the clonal selections of the vineyard. 25% of the grapes are fermented as whole clusters before ageing in cask (40% new). Noli is using this wine to implement his

wild strawberry and potpourri scents on the nose where you might incorrectly assume there are stems

Loads of mocha

but there is much more weight and density on the back palate than nearly all of its peers

all of which will make it a fine choice for drinking with minimal cellaring

remaining focused

Amounting to some 35 barrels

fruit saturated flavours are silky and ripe at first then tannins sweep in to give a fine powdery veneer across the palate

like thick honey but with salted

almost pulpy feel

Dark fruit with some fresher redder points popping up

Although the colour is deceptively light

intertwined with a firm backbone of exquisitely ripe tannins