Domaine des Meix St-Aubin Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Premier Cru Rouge 2015
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: I was genuinely surprised with the performance of the 2015 Domaine des Meix St.-Aubin Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Premier Cru. While I am a fan of this appellation's red wines, I have seldom found them scintillating. TASTING NOTES: This wine is special and is showing incredible fruit concentration. Its aromas and flavor of full-on black fruit and some savory spices make it perfect with a grass-fed ribeye. (Tasted: September 11, 2018, San Francisco, CA USA)
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A steep, upcountry basin (referred to as a combe in French) in the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, St. Aubin is a direct westerly neighbor to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Recent years have seen a boom in white wine production so that now Chardonnay accounts for more than three quarters of area under vine here. Two thirds of St. Aubin is classified Premier Cru (30 total vineyards); most notable include Les Charmois, La Chatenière, En Remilly and Les Murgers Dents de Chie. The Premiers Crus of St. Aubin, wrapping like a ribbon upon the southeast and southwest facing slopes, produce fresh and elegant whites from Chardonnay. When young, these tout a refreshing grip and convey qualities of white flowers, citrus, pear, green almond and wet stone. Given some age, a graceful evolution occurs so that older St. Aubin whites express richer aromas of beeswax, honey, marzipan and spice.