Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 the Fèves is the class

the Fèves is the class of these Beaune 1ers

a little more austere perhaps

backed by a rearguard of dense tannins

Allied to a firm structure

full medium ruby

Gerard Raphet, Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vintage:2021 the Fèves is the classThe cool and airy nose is earthier still with its array of red and blue pinot fruit where a touch of crushed fennel lurks in the background. There is fine volume to the appealingly textured middleweight flavors thanks mainly to the relatively fine grained tannins that also shape the moderately firm and more complex finale that is just a bit firmer. This is a good Morey villages that should repay 5 to 8 years of keeping.