Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart Grand Cru Monopole 2011 (1500ml) Virginia Virginia Dessert Wines

Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart Grand Cru Monopole 2011 (1500ml) Virginia Virginia Dessert Wines92 points Allen Meadows Burghound A very fresh, restrained and attractively ripe nose of spiced plum, earth, violets and rose petal. There is excellent richness and volume to the gorgeously textured, concentrated and mouth coating medium weight plus flavors that display outstanding intensity on the very firm, persistent and beautifully well balanced finish that displays a touch of youthful asperity. This is also quite firmly structured though it's

and this turns into an extremely serious wine with real tannic hold

The vineyard’s maturity is now giving its full expression

The appealing fruit sweetness mingles with a luscious cream custard note

and cool breeze

25% of them new

A riveting example of some of the finest

It has a fragrant

it then continues to increase in power while developing a complex palette of subtle aromas (candied fruit

and up in the northern Rhône in part of Côte-Rôte and across the river in Seyssuel

After the harvest

Very solid and structured with tannins that integrate well into the wine

- Decanter World Wine Awards 2020