Beaune, Burgundy, France. Pinot noir. 13.5%. Diam.
I can still fondly recall the last Baby Jesus I tried. It had the most wonderful spine and structure. Something serious and unbowed. This half bottle shares that structure and tightness, that lovely long serpents spine, uncoiled, supple and yet sinewy. The scent is clean and fresh with spiced and stewed berries, earth and roots. The first sip is impressively stern and erect and it gives a sense of leanness and length. The finish is sappy, stalky and dry. As I suck the last drips from the bottle, it has more flesh and complexity, there's more spice to the midpalate and a subtle note of char. All seems as it should. Excellent. 94+. Now - 2021.
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