Krug’s 1996 Clos d’Ambonnay comes across as quite nuanced and understated

mineral-driven and impressively persistent finish

It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here

and he told me the 2021 could go in the line of 2016 or 2018

Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir other_regions Krug’s 1996 Clos d’Ambonnay comesThe sublime 2010 Pinot Noir is aged for 10 months in oak, of which 44% was new and the remainder used. It has a ripe bouquet of redcurrant, strawberry and Morello that shows no signs of under ripeness that Hamiltons Pinots occasionally exhibit due to leaf roll. The palate is medium bodied with ripe fleshy redcurrant and cranberry fruit that is underpinned by extremely fine tannins. This has wonderful build in the mouth and the finish is exuberant,