2016 Clos de la Roilette 'Griffe du Marquis' Fleurie, Beaujolais, FRANCE. 750ml
93 points John Gilman
The 2016 Griffe du Marquis bottling was really showing beautifully at the time of my visit. The concentrated, sappy aspect to the fruit of the 2016 vintage here has absolutely devoured the oak impression of the wine and this characteristic augurs very, very well for the evolution of this fine young wine! The nose jumps from the glass in a vibrant blend of sweet cassis, black cherries, raw cocoa, gamebird, a lovely base of soil tones, a nice touch of vanillin oak and a pungent topnote of violets. On the palate the wine is pure, full and quite primary, but with lovely sappiness at the core, plenty of soil signature, fine-grained, seamless tannins and excellent length and grip on the perfectly balanced and youthfully complex finish. This is going to be excellent as well. 93+ 
(6/2018)
