Nicolas Potel, Clos Saint Denis Brut Zero It needs powerful food to

It needs powerful food to tame the tannins

60-year-old vines

even shy but highly complex nose is cool to the point of being almost cold (if aromas can be legitimately characterized in such a fashion)

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yet transparent to saline and spicy nuances

Nicolas Potel, Clos Saint Denis Brut Zero It needs powerful food toThis presently displays a rather curious nose of reduction, oatmeal and yeast though the flavors are rich, forward, supple, exuberantly sappy, generous, delicious and nicely focused with good finishing persistence and solid depth. That said, it is not at the level of the best in this range of grands crus.