Jean Fournier, Marsannay Clos Roy Rouge other_regions_italy Not gentle but exceptionally concentrated

Not gentle but exceptionally concentrated for a still red in Champagne

000 bottles were produced after the wine rested in 100% new French oak for about two years

This beauty could also use a bit more depth

the wine is thick

honey and white flowers on the intensely perfumed nose

Jean Fournier, Marsannay Clos Roy Rouge other_regions_italy Not gentle but exceptionally concentratedA discreet touch of wood is present on the ultra fresh nose of plum, dark cherry and earth that also displays vague hint of just ground coffee. There is a bit more volume to the sleeker and denser flavors that possess more power and a pungent minerality, if not the same finesse, on the sneaky long finale.