Clos Fourtet Vintage:2005 drought-driven growing season

drought-driven growing season

warm bouquet with chestnut and smoke-tinged red fruit

spicy wine without the depth of the splendid 2001

which he agreed to exchange so that he could keep the Vosne 1er Clos de Réas as a monopole of Domaine Michel Gros

Clos Fourtet Vintage:2005 drought-driven growing seasonThe 2015 Clos Fourtet has a sensual, warm bouquet with chestnut and smoke tinged red fruit, well defined and more understated than its peers. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, elegant and refined, silky and smooth in texture with beautifully poised red cherry and cranberry notes toward the finish. A tang of tobacco lingers on the aftertaste. Stunning. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin