Lucien Le Moine Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru 2022

Lucien Le Moine Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru 2022

It is wonderfully balanced with fabulous intensity and a long

serious and austere

The mouth feel of the medium-bodied flavors is also silky and mineral-driven and the palpable sense of refinement is enhanced by the super fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

This doesn’t come off as the least bit too dry (at four grams) and its succulence of fruit persists into a long

It is a massive

spectacular and about the only nit is a discreet touch of backend warmth

There is a pleasingly rich and seductive texture to the tautly muscular and well-concentrated broad-shouldered flavors where the supporting tannins are seamlessly well-integrated on the serious

This has all of Noval's typical grace and elegance while the complexity level is nicely above average

An expressive and notably more elegant than usual nose offers up notes of various red berries

Note however that this beauty of a Griotte is markedly firm and will not be an especially inviting early drinker

Dense ruby/purple in color

The supple and relatively forward medium weight flavors possess an appealing sense of energy