Domaine Clos de Tart
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Domaine Clos de Tart,
Ready, but will improve,
Very good colour. Plump, rich, fat black cherry and raspberry nose. This is most impressive on the palate. Full, rich, oaky, very classy. Really good grip. Lovely balance. Not a bit excessive in its acidity. Will be splendidly succulent. A very fine example. Very lovely finish. (Clive Coates - The Vine - 01-Jun-1998)
Domaine Clos de Tart,
Ready, but will improve,
An expressive and quite cool nose blends floral notes, discreet wood, spice hints and ripe black pinot and plum that seamlessly intermingle with rich, delicious and impressively concentrated big-bodied flavors that possess really lovely acid/fruit/tannin balance, all wrapped in a complex, serious and palate staining finish. The subtle influence of the stem tannins gives the very rich, indeed almost lush finish an appealing sense of lift. This displays excellent potential to develop over the next 10 to 15 years and it should last 30.
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Domaine Clos de Tart,
For laying down,
The 2016 Clos de Tart Grand Cru was assessed from a blend of all the component parts (except the young vines) that I previously tasted separately, as I have done over the last decade. The final blend will be 80% new oak, whereas my sample contained 100%, although this was discrete and enmeshed with the fruit. It has a fascinating bouquet, much more nuanced than those from a decade ago, dark fruit, a little earthier, with the stem addition lending it more freshness and even, dare I say, slightly green—and I mean that in a very positive sense. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, a core of slightly candied black cherry and blackcurrant fruit framed by quite “strict” tannin and a fresh, marine-influenced, brine-tinged finish that lingers long in the mouth. There is a sense of harmony and completeness here that, even over 20 years tasting at this address, I have rarely encountered. You can just feel the frisson in this wine. One of the finest wines from the Côte d'Or in 2016. It's that simple.
Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate 29/12/17
Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate 29/12/17
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The 7.5 hectares monopole Clos de Tart is situated just south of Morey-St-Denis and has remained intact since its creation in the 12th century. It was granted Grand Cru classification in 1939.
When the Mommessins sold their négociant business to Jean-Claude Boisset they retained ownership of the Clos du Tart, which had been bought in 1932 from the Marey-Monge family. After a long period of producing competent but not always inspiring wines, Clos de Tart moved up a significant gear with the arrival of the hyper-meticulous Sylvain Pitiot in 1996.
Nowadays they usually make a Grand Cru from the best plots and older vines, and a Premier Cru from younger vines. Monsieur Pitiot and his team are totally focused on producing sublime wine of thevery highest standard in the magnificent surroundings of this ancient property.The wines are matured in 100% new oak and are bottled unfiltered. They display a seductive perfumed nose and are harmonious, refined and complex on the palate.
The vineyard is run more or less organically but without certification. With the help of Claude Bourguignon the different zones have been carefully mapped out according to soil types, and these are now picked separately and vinified apart in stainless steel tanks in the new cuvérie designed by Sylvain Pitiot in 1999. Yields are maintained well below the permitted maximum by diligent pruning and debudding, with green harvesting if necessary. Typically the harvest here is one of the latest in the region, as Sylvain likes to be sure of full phenolic ripeness.
Until recently the grapes were destalked but not crushed, though there are currently ongoing experiments with various percentages of stems, cutting across the usual separation into cuvées designated by their soil types. Cuvaison usually lasts three weeks including a pre-maceration and further time in tank after fermentation with some cuvees being heated at the end to stabilise the colour and destroy unwelcome lactases. The wine is then run off into new barrels in the first year cellar on the ground floor, using Tronçais and Allier wood from a variety of coopers. After a year the wines move down to the lower cellar, being racked only if necessary. The final blend is only put together just before bottling, with some wine destined for the second label, Morey –St-Denis 1er Cru, La Forge du Tart, in most years.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director and author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy comprehensive handbook.