2010 Clos de Tart, Grand Cru, Clos de Tart, Burgundy Size:75cl 8% Cabernet Franc)

8% Cabernet Franc)

Lynch-Bages estate and really well proportioned

Packed full of concentrated black cherry and dark fruits of the forest it has a fabulous core that is very hard to top

and this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc

pencil shavings and classy new oak

2010 Clos de Tart, Grand Cru, Clos de Tart, Burgundy Size:75cl 8% Cabernet Franc)Tasted at the pre dinner vertical to mark Sylvain Pitiot's retirement from the domaine, the 2010 Clos de Tart Grand Cru would have been made by angels if not Sylvain Pitiot (angels that had graduated from University of Dijon with a degree in oenology). The nose is so ineffably pure that it is guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye. In a strange way it reminds me of a top Armand Rousseau with its awe inspiring transparency. The palate is ethereal divine