2023 Domaine de la Tour Penet Macon-Peronne Rouge

The 2023 Mâcon-Péronne Rouge from Domaine de la Tour Penet is a lovely wine, coming in at an even thirteen percent octane and showing some of the lovely sappiness to its fruit component that is one of the calling cards of this vintage. The bouquet hops from the glass in a refined blend of red and black cherries, gamebird, woodsmoke, fresh thyme, dark soil tones and a touch of cedar. On the palate the wine is bright, fullish, complex and tangy, with a good core and soil undertow, moderate tannins and a long, well-balanced and promising finish. This has enough tannin that it will need a few years in the cellar to blossom, but it is going to be a good drink once it is ready to go. (Drink between 2029-2045)