Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and Watch Hill vineyard (Alisos Canyon)

ripe semi-tropical fruit is grounded by soft chalk

Allied to a firm structure

There is a notably finer and more sophisticated mouth feel to the round

the Fèves is the class of these Beaune 1ers

Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon) andThe cool and airy nose is earthier still with its array of red and blue pinot fruit where a touch of crushed fennel lurks in the background. There is fine volume to the appealingly textured middleweight flavors thanks mainly to the relatively fine grained tannins that also shape the moderately firm and more complex finale that is just a bit firmer. This is a good Morey villages that should repay 5 to 8 years of keeping.