Bourgogne Rouge, Domaine Claude Dugat 2017

An ebulliently fresh red berry fruit nose is liberally laced with earth nuances which continue onto the attractively vibrant and well-detailed flavors that are delicious, all wrapped in a compact, short and mildly strict finish. I suspect that this will progressively unwind and become more inviting with a few years of bottle age.

Due to be bottled the week after I tasted it, the 2017 Bourgogne offers up pretty aromas of flowers, ripe berries and sweet soil. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, satiny and charming, with more flesh on its structural bones than when I tasted it in the spring. It will be irresistible in its youth.