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2019 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Clos du Roy
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This is also firmly reduced though there is much better density and richness to the well-detailed and overtly mineral-driven medium weight flavors that display a bitter cherry pit character on the youthfully austere, firm and built-to-age finale. This is potentially excellent and it's rare to find Marsannay with this level of quality. If you can find it, buy it. Drink from 2027+.
91-93 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2019 Marsannay Clos du Roy was racked a couple of weeks before my visit. It has an opulent bouquet with ripe red cherries, crushed strawberry and light Indian ink aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with quite chewy tannins, very structured and dense, although at the moment it does not convey the same finesse as some of Pataille’s other cuvées. Drink 2023-2035.
89-91 points
Neal Martin - Vinous