Henri Jouan, Clos Saint Denis

Henri Jouan, Clos Saint DenisNA

A deeply intriguing wine

is offering a fine balance of concentrated fruit and mature savoriness

offering intense red and blue fruit and spicecake flavors that are supported and sharpened by a spine of zesty acidity

exhibiting an attractive bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit and orange rind framed by overtones of vanillin and creamy oak lactones

finessed and fine

Here too there is a discreet touch of wood setting off the ripe yet cool nose of green fruit

plus eight months in cement vat

this also sports lots of game and ferrous notes that are deeply rooted on the finish

rich and youthfully intense

The wood is likely to be successfully absorbed and this is another in a long line of fine examples from Rollin

There is slightly better mid-palate volume to the equally caressing medium weight flavors that offer a bit more overall depth and persistence on the dusty and well-balanced if more evidently structured finish that exudes a hint of bitter cherry pit character

The impressively concentrated broad-shouldered flavors possess a plush yet reasonably defined mouthfeel before culminating in a driving