The 2014 Marsannay Vieilles Vignes comes from several different parcels around the appellation with vines in excess of 40 years, undergoing a short pigeage with no new oak. It has a tightly wound bouquet that needs coaxing to open up, reluctantly revealing attractive briary and tertiary aromas. The palate is quite firm and obdurate on the entry with foursquare tannins. This is a little austere ...
The 2014 Marsannay Vieilles Vignes comes from several different parcels around the appellation with vines in excess of 40 years, undergoing a short pigeage with no new oak. It has a tightly wound bouquet that needs coaxing to open up, reluctantly revealing attractive briary and tertiary aromas. The palate is quite firm and obdurate on the entry with foursquare tannins. This is a little austere at the moment although there is plenty of length with satisfactory freshness on the finish.