Drouhin Laroze, Musigny Vintage:2002 with pungent

with pungent

Thanks to elevation and soils

deep and concentrated

As it was from cask this is more restrained than usual and it requires aggressive swirling to coax the pure and spicy essence of red berry fruit aromas to emerge from the glass where there is a slight hint of herbal tea present

and this recently disgorged rendition has really benefited from the additional time sur lattes

Drouhin Laroze, Musigny Vintage:2002 with pungentStrong oak spice cannot hide the magnificently expressive black fruit aromas or the sweet, sappy, deep, broad and fantastically complex flavors that completely stain and coat the palate on the incredibly long finish. This is oaky stuff today but its impressively stylish all the same and the underlying material is so good that this should harmonize with time.