Fourrier’s Morey Clos Solon features very exuberant aromas of ripe plum with a lavender edge and a bit of spice. The texture is silky and fresh, but there is more substance and weight than the same wine in 2022. The grapes are from a half hectare along the main road into Morey below the band of premier crus. As is his custom, Jean-Marie has destemmed but added some of the stems back into the ferment to produce this delicious wine. Cellar this wine for three to five years to allow it time to open.

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

The 2023 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Solon has a gorgeous bouquet with lively red cherry and crushed strawberry scents intermixed with forest floor and a light ceps aroma. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and crisp, with fine delineation, a pleasing edginess and a tensile finish. This is a strong follow-up to the 2022.

Aromas of sweet cassis, cherries and berries introduce the 2023 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Solon, a medium-bodied, succulent and flavorful red with a sweet core of fruit and soft, melting tannins.

Smells like cranberry juice. Masses of acidity but it’s ripe and sweet and crackling with energy. ‘Red citrus’. Thirst-quenching. Stealthy tannins that creep up under the cover of the fruit, giving it a backwards rub and the soft-rough texture of tweed. Appetisingly 'dusty' minerality throughout. Great stuff! (TC)