Michel Magnien, Clos Saint Denis Vintage:2013 One of those claret-like vintages

One of those claret-like vintages

this is a powerful Champagne of considerable presence that needs some more time on cork to unwind and round out

oatmeal and yeast though the flavors are rich

A background application of wood frames the very ripe aromas of cassis

Michel Magnien, Clos Saint Denis Vintage:2013 One of those claret-like vintages(from Les Chaffots). Noticeable but not dominant wood frames the ripe plum, menthol, black cherry and spice suffused nose. There is excellent volume but also fine detail to the extract rich medium weight flavors that possess an attractive sense of underlying tension on the very firm and complex finish that delivers good but not better length. Its of course possible that this will continue to improve before its bottled but at present its not really