Domaine Bruno Clair : Marsannay Village "Les Grasses Têtes" 2023

This was was even more substantial when tasted from bottle than from barrel, with dark mulberry and plum fruit and lashings of exotic spice and mineral notes. The texture is firmly tannic and dense, but there is no sense of astringency. The grapes are from several parcels that total 2.27ha; the oldest were planted in 1950. The grapes are fermented as one-third whole clusters, and the wine is aged 18-20 months in barrels, 40% new.