At last – Malbec with some nuance and sensitivity

fresh acidity

The more refined and precise if less concentrated flavors brim with evident minerality that also suffuses the moderately austere

(40% of the blend is from Aux Ravioles on the Nuits border)

mulberries and baked plums scents with hints of lavender

Michel Colin-Deleger, Puligny Montrachet Demoiselles Vintage:2013 At last – Malbec with(from a . 15 ha parcel of 55+ year old vines). This is tight and closed to the point of being all but mute and only aggressive swirling coaxes shy notes of petrol, white flowers, citrus and a touch of oak toast to reveal themselves. The strikingly textured middle weight flavors seem to be constructed on a firm base of minerality before culminating in an intensely saline, mouth coating and beautifully well balanced finale. While quite firm at present