Justin Girardin Santenay Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Beaune, France 2021

Here is a prettiness to a somewhat wild nose, which is marked with black pepper and an earthy aroma. The palate is full of pungent cranberry and blackcurrant with traces of laurel and cinnamon. A medium body reveals markedly ripe tannins on a moderately long, persistent finish.