Domaine du Clos de Tart, Morey-Saint-Denis, La Forge de Tart, Premier Cru 2008 CJF Selections although further bottle age is

although further bottle age is unquestionably warranted

penetrating cassis and blueberry flavors show wonderful clarity and pick up floral pastille and anise flavors with air

great middle and finish

perfumed aromas of cassis

Domaine du Clos de Tart, Morey-Saint-Denis, La Forge de Tart, Premier Cru 2008 CJF Selections although further bottle age isDomaine du Clos de Tart is one of Burgundys unicorns. It is a monopole, meaning that the domaine owns the entire 18. 6 acre Grand Cru Clos de Tart vineyard. It is one of only six grand cru monopoles in Burgundy. The estate was founded in 1141 by the Tart Abbey Bernardine nuns, a Cistercian order, and after the French Revolution it was acquired in 1791 by the Marey Monge family. In 1932 the Mommessin family of Maconnais long time negociants purchased