2022 Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru "Les Millandes"

The 2022 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Millandes 1er Cru includes 60% whole bunches this year. It offers blackberry and raspberry fruit, white pepper and light peppermint aromas on the nose that gradually cohere in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, good depth and vitality. The tang of Japanese nori is quite strong towards the long lingering finish. It needs a little more precision overall, but it's still a well-crafted Morey-Saint-Denis.(NM)

While there's something glorious about trying a beautiful and expensive bottle of Burgundy, sometimes there's a little bit of sadness when your brain starts to imagine how much better the wine could be with some time, and this one did that little trick to me. This is really great now, it has structure and already is showing great depth and length both. At the same time, the level of acidity, the little firmer grip on the tannins, and the overall fruit quality tells me that I want to have this in another 5-10 years to properly and really enjoy it. Give this a heavy decant and have with some perfectly rich foods and this will be everything you want it to be, but with a little patience this will be more than you thought it could be.