2011 Domaine des Lambrays, Morey-Saint-Denis

The 2011 Morey-Saint-Denis Village is imbued with a distinctive, sous-bois and cigar-box bouquet that has respectable definition and vigor. The palate has a pastille-like entry with slightly coarse tannins at the moment, a core of strawberry and pomegranate notes lending this light but agreeable Morey village some much-needed fleshiness on the finish. Drink 2015-2022. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800

eRobertParker.com February, 2014

The 2011 Morey-Saint-Denis Village is imbued with a distinctive, sous-bois and cigar-box bouquet that has respectable definition and vigor. The palate has a pastille-like entry with slightly coarse tannins at the moment, a core of strawberry and pomegranate notes lending this light but agreeable Morey village some much-needed fleshiness on the finish. Drink 2015-2022.

(100% vendange entier ): Good medium red. Aromas of raspberry and herbs show a slightly raw peppery tang. Then elegant and juicy in the mouth, with herb, spice and wild red berry flavors complicated by an intriguing suggestion of peach. On the lean side but persistent and perfumed. This fruit had potential alcohol of 12.5% after the selection, according to regisseur Thierry Brouin.

Noticeable wood frames the very ripe dark berry fruit and cassis suffused nose that leads to delicious, round and sappy middle weight flavors that possess solid mid-palate concentration before culminating in a seductively textured finish. There is excellent phenolic maturity and the only potential nit here is that the finish seems slightly flat though this could easily be due to a recent racking which often has the effect of fatiguing wines. Drink: 2014+
-Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 49. Tasted: Jan 14, 2013