2020 Olivier Bernstein, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

Lots of red and black fruits, gunflint, violets, and candied orange notes emerge from the 2020 Clos De La Roche Grand Cru, another opulent, sexy 2020 showing the vintage's riper profile. Medium to full-bodied, layered, and concentrated on the palate, it has a wealth of baby fat and will benefit from bottle age. I would give bottles 3-4 years and it should drink nicely over the following 15+.

For reports and full tasting notes, go to Tim Atkin MW's website.

The 2020 Clos de le Roche Grand Cru has a ripe black cherry and boysenberry scented nose, again, rather heavy on the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with wood tannins on the entry where I want to see more fruit. Moderate depth, quite structured on the finish, this Clos de la Roche will require 4-5 years in bottle for the oak to be subsumed.

Cask sample. Deep ruby; solid, almost chiselled. Quite toasty on the finish. Not for tomorrow. (MH)