Case Price: £1,600.00 / Case£533.33 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,931.95 / Case, £643.98 / Bottle
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| Wine Type | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Richebourg |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Producer | Domaine Michel Gros |
| Appellation | Richebourg |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| Bottle Size | 75cl |
| Pack Size | 3x75cl |
| Pack Type | Original Cardboard Case |
| Alcohol Percentage | 14.50 |
| Duty Status | In Bond |
| Availability | Immediate |
The 2023 Richebourg Grand Cru takes time to unfold on the nose and never quite reaches the heights of the previous vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with another toasty entry from the 100% new oak. This has a fine weight and quite a lot of wood tannins, but it’s difficult to discern the vineyard. This is a difficult Richebourg to read at the moment.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2055
This is a fabulous expression with a unique aromatic melange of earthy black berry, black currant, but also a juxtaposition of red currant and raspberry fruits with a delicately earthy vein. Full and broad, supremely opulent and mouth coating with incredible concentration but perhaps without the extra dry extract and muscle of the 2022. Deliciously deep, fleshy and glycerol, this is great terroir doing the talking in the glass. Grand Cru elegance and power delivered with poise and precision.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2040
This possesses the spiciest nose in the range with a wonderfully broad-ranging array of red and dark cherry, exotic Asian-style tea and a similar whiff of oak toast. The rich, powerful and quite serious larger-bodied flavors exude evident minerality on the powerful, muscular and lingering finale where touches of acid tang and warmth appear. I suspect that the acid tang will eventually dissipate as the high level of gas is regulated when the wine is racked for the bottling.
