Marsannay Les Grasses Têtes

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

"Le patrimoine de vignes est un des plus nobles qui soit, avec les grands joyaux de Gevrey comme le clos Saint-Jacques, les Cazetiers et le clos de Bèze. À signaler la reprise d'un hectare de Bonnes-Mares depuis 2016. Elle permet au domaine de posséder toute la partie sur Morey de cette appellation également présente en Chambolle.

La régularité dans la réussite et la préservation d'un même style mérite un grand coup de chapeau et en particulier à Philippe Brun, associé à Bruno Clair dès le début de l'aventure, et qui met toute son expertise de vi- nification au service de ces grands terroirs. On est ici au sommet du nord de la côte de Nuits avec des bouches infiniment sensuelles. Parmi les très grands." 4*/5 Bettane+Desseauve