2020 Rully Rouge Cuvée Marey du Clos de Bellecroix la Folie

East facing with very little topsoil. All aged in wood and bottled end November. Exceptionally dense purple, but lively. Dark fruit but far from cooked, and the liveliness is not just from the acidity. The fruit fills the mouth, quite different from a simple red Rully. There is a slight touch of chocolate but not enough to be a problem, at all. Late summer fruits for Baptiste. 13.5% alcohol.

Matured entirely in barrels, 25% new, the 2020 Rully du Clos de Bellecroix Cuvée Marey has a pure, focused bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, rose petal and light flinty aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with good weight, though the oak will need a couple of years to fully integrate. Black cherries and bilberry fruit appear on the finish. This has very good potential.

A fine follow-up to the excellent 2019, the 2020 Rully Cuvée Marey delivers aromas of cherries and berries mingled with hints of rich spices and mint. Medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, with good concentration and powdery structuring tannins, it concludes with a persistent finish.