Lot 523
MOMMESSIN CLOS DE TART CLOS DE TART 2005 (1) WA 94
Lot 523 Details
MOMMESSIN CLOS DE TART CLOS DE TART 2005
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru Classé
u. 1 cm. wrinkled & scraped label
Sylvain Pithiot and his team – whom I did not have a chance to visit in person – scored an impressive success with this venerable Mommessin monopole. For a Burgundy of over 14% alcohol, the 2005 Clos de Tart exhibits remarkably “cool” aromas of blueberry, greenhouse vegetation and flowers, smoked meats, and sea breeze. Nor does its silken-textured, blue- and black-fruited palate impression, while voluminous, evince any heat. Juicy in fruit, savory, saline, and stony throughout, this wine finishes with a lasting impression of concentrated fresh blueberry and blackberry, along with stony, alkaline minerality and black pepper-dusted smoked duck. June 2007 WA 94