2022 Domaine Dujac, Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru

The 2022 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru is beautiful, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, cherries, blood orange, rose petals and spices. Full-bodied, supple and suave, with a multidimensional core of cool, pure fruit, it's seamless and velvety, with lively acids and a long, saline finish.

The 2022 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has a beautifully defined bouquet with impressive purity, a light marine influence infusing the red fruit mixed with blueberry, becoming ever more floral with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, white pepper and allspice. There is a palpable sense of energy here, with gentle grip and a dash of white pepper on the finish. It closes up a bit in the glass, but I think it's a long-term proposition. Level-pegging with the Clos de la Roche at the moment.

Cask sample. Deep-mid ruby. Cassis and black raspberry. Slightly dark, brooding fruit. Density and concentration, growing in volume and intensity on the palate as the fruit takes on a savoury complexity. Fine, almost invisible acidity and tannins, this shows remarkable balance, poise and restraint. Noble. (MH)