Clos de Tart Grand Cru Domaine du Clos de Tart (Library Release) 2013

Wineadvocate

Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Clos de Tart Grand Cru has a well defined bouquet with fine mineralité, very pure and poised with gorgeous ripe black cherries, strawberry and almost flint-like scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, missing a little delineation on the entry but with good structure. There is plenty of ripe sappy red fruit here with firm tannins, linear at present but showing impressive breeding. A vin de garde that will require several years in bottle before it really struts its stuff. Tasted September 2016.

Vinous

The 2013 Clos de Tart Grand Cru was picked from October 8. I prefer the bouquet to that of the more confit-like 2014; this is very fresh and vivacious, offering black cherries mixed with blueberry and light violet aromas, the mineral component more expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit on the entry, tinged with graphite. Shows good weight but tightens up toward the back end, suggesting that it may close down. Quite saline on the finish. Give it 7-8 years in bottle. Tasted at Clos de Tart - NM 11-2018

Morris

Fine bright youthful purple. The nose is a touch crunchier in style than the 2014. Very complete, a nice complement of oak, attractive fruit at the front which then develops more energy behind, really lovely, very full and long and with a fresh crunchy precision. Tasted Nov 2015.

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