2019, Domaine Bruno Clair, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, 1er Cru, 'Clos du Fonteny', MONOPOLE

Dense rich purple, slight sombre colour, which along with the dark fruit on the bouquet suggests that this could have been picked two days earlier. There is however good weight to the 2019 Clos du Fonteny, certainly filling out the back of the palate, where some whole bunch freshness shows at the finish. *** 90-92 Jasper Morris MW.

A more elegant and equally airy if much more floral nose features aromas of essence of red currant, spice and a whiff of anise. There is very good energy to the focused, intense and nicely precise flavours that flash good minerallity on the moderately austere and dusty finale. As is usually the case with this tightly wound wine, it's going to need close to a decade to really open. 90-92 Burghound.

Brambly red fruit mixed with light loamy and woodland scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very mineral-driven with an almost flinty, stern and strict just like a Ruchottes on the finish. Excellent, but one for serious Burgophiles. 92-94 Neal Martin, Vinous.