2016 Domaine Collotte Marsannay Clos de Jeu, Cote de Nuits

From 40+ year-old vines in an outstanding site located just above the village and based on Crinoidal limestone, rich in fossilised starfish and sea urchins and the same geology as that which underlies the Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus of Charmes, Latricières, Griottes and Chapelle, as well as the entire hillside of the 1er Crus Clos Saint-Jacques and Lavaux Saint-Jacques.

Deeply colored, the 2016 Marsannay Le Clos de Jeu comes from softer limestone soils and vines averaging 50 years in age. Brought up in just 25% new French oak, it offers outstanding notes of both red and black fruits, forest floor, and crushed flowers. With a deep, medium-bodied, seamless texture, perfectly integrated acidity, and building tannins, yet with nothing out of place, it shows the purity and classical style of the vintage to a T. Give it a few years and enjoy over the following decade.

92 pointsn Jeb Dunnuck jebdunnuck.com May 2019