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Clearly a stupendous effort but just far too young at this stage

This is still very tight and may require up to a decade to fully mature

The rounder yet still quite energetic and detailed flavors exude a more subtle bead of minerality on the sappy and sneaky long finale

Ballot Millot, Meursault Criots other_regions_italy tea leavesHere too there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background save for a hint of the exotic. The sleeker and finer medium bodied flavors are not quite as powerful or concentrated but they do flash more evident minerality on the well detailed, balanced and lingering finish. This is an excellent villages and one that should amply repay 5 to 8 years of keeping.