2019 Domaine Tupinier-Bautista Mercurey Les Vellees 1er Cru

The 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Les Vellées is superb, unwinding in the glass with notes of wild berries, cherries and plums, mingled with hints of pencil shavings and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and fleshy, framed by powdery tannins and lively acids. Form 80-year-old vines, this is the finest Vellées I've ever tasted from Manu Bautista.