2022, Domaine Clos de Tart, Grand Cru, 'MONOPOLE'

The 2022 Clos de Tart is a surprisingly deep colour endowed with pronounced cassis and pomegranate aromas, rose petals, liquorice, and a savoury game note. The texture is silky and fresh but not lacking in body—it is an exquisite balance, made more delightful by the charming sweetness of the fruit on the palate. The best grapes of the Clos were carefully fermented, with just over half of them fermented as whole clusters. The wine is ageing now in cask (60% new), where it will stay for at least 20 months.
97 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.

The plot known as Jeanniard has been promoted to the grand vin.  A bright purple with slightly darker centre but no darker than La Forge. The bouquet though has a great deal more breadth and depth. This is very muscular, with tannins at the finish which are very plentiful yet supple enough, and a heart to the dark berry fruit over and above what La Forge could offer. A little spice too at the finish, either from the whole bunch or typical of Tart. Enough acidity without it being a major feature. I look forward to seeing this in bottle next year. Drink from 2035-2050. Tasted Nov 2023.
**** 96-98 Jasper Morris MW

The 2022 Clos de Tart Grand Cru lies between red and black fruit on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It is bright and spicy, with peppery black fruit exerting a gentle grip. Fine build in the mouth, quite powerful, yet it remains tightly focused. Again, the second glass elevates that sense of Pinoté. This is an excellent Clos de Tart. 2030-2060.
94-96 Neal Martin, Vinous.

This is at once aromatically fresh - elegant and more floral-suffused, along with slightly more prominent wood influence on the cool dark berry fruit aromas. The impressively rich, indeed plush and velvet-textured, larger-bodied flavours brim with sappy dry extract that buffers the very firm tannic spine shaping the powerful, wonderfully long and well-balanced finale. The dense but relatively fine-grained tannins should permit this beauty to be approachable young but also enable it to repay 15+ years of keeping.
93-95 Allen Meadows, Burghound.

Lots of colour again. A depth of aroma, almost cushioned, almost smoky perfumed too. Large in scale – the tannic – again micro-grained – this time it has a small accent of dryness which makes me think – ‘drink after the 2023’ – but has a different, extra intensity of finishing flavour – an intensity that sustains. Slightly saline and liquorice. I find this completely absorbing and contemplative. Ultra-great.
Bill Nanson, The Burgundy Report.