Laurent Ponsot, Cuvee du Cypres Vintage:2020 There is excellent richness and

There is excellent richness and phenolic maturity to the suave and very round medium-bodied flavors that possess superb concentration

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very ripe and intense with dried fruit on the finish

and I suspect that its origin in the crème de la crème of Roederer's Cristal-worthy holdings has even more to do with the extra dimension it possesses above and beyond its white counterpart than the delicate infusion of Pinot Noir phenolics that give it its delicate pink hue

(93-96)/2028+

Laurent Ponsot, Cuvee du Cypres Vintage:2020 There is excellent richness and(Cyprus tree). Here the ripe and fresh nose derives more from the darker side of the fruit spectrum while adding nuances of cherry liqueur, warm earth and underbrush. There is very good detail and subtle minerality to the acceptably dense and relatively muscular flavors that deliver fine length on the mildly tangy finale. Very good if not truly distinguished.