Joseph Colin 'Osa', Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France 2021 Las Notas The 2021 Sauvage Vineyard Pinot

The 2021 Sauvage Vineyard Pinot Noir is supremely pretty

it surprises with its intense floral (violet) and fruity aromas (cherry

the 2021 Haut-Vigneau opens with a fresh

but it doesn't reach the elegance of the 2016

Joseph Colin 'Osa', Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France 2021 Las Notas The 2021 Sauvage Vineyard Pinot(OSA is an ancient name for St. Aubin; the blend is composed by four 1ers). A markedly restrained if pretty nose grudgingly offers up its array of citrus, floral and mineral reduction notes. The racy and very sleek medium bodied flavors exude a bracing salinity on the firm, compact and linear finish. This is notably austere and a bit lean though my sense is that this will flesh out with bottle age. With that said, I would advise buying this only if