Tasting note

Iron, smoke, black cherries, menthol and dark fruit are some of the many notes that take shape as the 2012 Richebourg opens up. Dark and brooding to the core, the 2012 is built on a serious core of structure, with more than enough intensity in its fruit to fill out its broad shoulders quite nicely. There is little question the 2012 is going to need time to come together, but it is striking today all the same. This is one of the most polished and elegant wines I have ever tasted from Hudelot Noellat.

Score: 94-96

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, January 2014