Taupenot Merme, Morey Saint Denis Riotte Vintage:2012 This beauty will need at

This beauty will need at least a few years of keeping first and should amply reward 10 to 12

beautifully textured flavors underpinned by solid but ripe tannins and the same floral note that many of these '95s display

Like several wines in the range this is not especially complex at present but my projected range offers the benefit of the doubt that much more will develop with time in bottle

Elegant and persistent

Not  as ripe as I would have expected

Taupenot Merme, Morey Saint Denis Riotte Vintage:2012 This beauty will need atThe expressive nose reflects aromas from the red side of the fruit spectrum along with gentle earth, floral and sauvage hints. While the medium weight flavors are not quite as refined as those of the Combe dOrveau they do possess a bit more power on the delicious, succulent and detailed finish. This too is lovely. 91 2024+