Domaine du Cellier aux Moines : Givry 1er cru "Clos du Cellier aux Moines - Les Dessus" 2019

Rich and juicy, with spice elements and a core of ripe fruit that are singing today. Complex and vibrant, exuding raspberry, cherry, blackberry, violet, sandalwood and graphite flavors. Integrated and persists on the long aftertaste. Drink now through 2033. 100 cases made, 15 cases imported.

This tastes like a Grand Cru from a top Domaine! Incredibly deep nose with so much juniper berry, laurel and allspice, plus rooty nuances! Breathtaking concentration and vitality on the incredibly precise palate. Very long and diamond-bright finish for this exceptionally ripe vintage. Decades of aging potential! From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.

Taut on the palate, very much in the Givry style, with a slightly wild, very fruity length. An astonishing, racy finish.

“Les Dessus”, on the upper part of the hillside, represents 4 separate barrels from the Clos. They come from an area where decomposed limestone gravel lies close to the surface. This cuvée, with 30% new oak, also benefits from a long ageing period. It is a deep, richly colored Pinot, a bright ruby-black-red. From a very ripe harvest, the vintage’s concentration shows through notes of black cherry jam and macerated fruit. The palate reveals a full-bodied, ample and tannic wine, a little closed at present; it will benefit from time in the cellar to refine and mellow its tannins.