Clos de Vougeot

Jean-Marc Millot, Clos de Vougeot 2014

By Steen Öhman October 15, 2016 -

The Clos de Vougeot 2014 from Jean-Marc Millot is a delightful glass. The nose is bursting with red fruits - delicate and expressive with an underlying earthy minerality. On the palate very fresh and juicy for a Clos de Vougeot - fine acidity - very pure and transparent. This is not a big and dense …

Chateau de la Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2009

By Steen Öhman July 22, 2016 -

The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2009 is another top Clos de Vougeot ... surprisingly balanced for this rather hot and ripe year. The nose is very vinous with ripe fruit - expressive and quite forward for the age and the vintage. On the palate rich, weighty with a long quite firmly structured finish. I …

Chateau de la Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2012

By Steen Öhman July 22, 2016 -

The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2012 is still very young with the oak slightly forward in the bouquet. The fruit is rich and ample in the nose - dense yet some transparency under the quite forward oak. On the palate silky fruit - quite firmly structured by the tannins. It's a big, vinous and muscular wine …

Chateau de la Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2013

By Steen Öhman July 22, 2016 -

The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2013 is a big but surprisingly refined effort without the slight roughness many 2013s have. In the nose pure ripe fruits - oak well integrated - with a nice focus and transparency. On the palate, rich almost voluptous with a lovely silky mid-palate fruit. The 2013 acidity …

Chateau de la Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2015

By Steen Öhman July 22, 2016 -

The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2015 is taking it to another level of refinement. The nose offers juicy red and darker fruits, a lovely spiciness and a very fine view to the earthy minerality. On the palate, focused, pure and vibrant for the vintage. Impressive intensity yet it's paired with an effortless …