Regis Bouvier Marsannay Clos du Roy Rouge, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Sardinia So much violet and lilac

So much violet and lilac aromas to this with blackberry and blueberry character

Mineral and floral on the nose

Massimo Marchiori and Antonella Gerona are an Italian couple from Piedmont

wonderfully fleshy driven by apricot and peach flavours to persistent

Regis Bouvier Marsannay Clos du Roy Rouge, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Sardinia So much violet and lilacThe Clos du Roy has enjoyed a kingly reputation ever since the dukes of Burgundy, residing in nearby Dijon, sang, documented, and drank in its virtues. A gentle slope with rich clay and limestone soil and perfect exposition, it is one of Burgundys better kept secrets. Bouvier fashions a red from his parcel here that is at once serious and gay, generous and firm, bold and elegant.