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The Clos de Vougeot 2011 from Bouchard is really showing well. In the bouquet layers of red berry fruit with a lovely spicyness - hints of violets, horseradish and chocolate. On the palate very harmonious with layers of quite intense fruit - a lovely mineralic tension - and a very nice acidity. It's …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Clos de Vougeot 2011
The Clos de Vougeot 2011 is a very fine effort for the vintage. The bouquet is darker than the Echezeaux with intense red berry fruit, liquorice, a fair bit of oak and a hint of chocolate. On the palate quite impressive concentration and depth. The minerality is earthy and not as vibrant and highly …
The Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2010 from Domaine Ponsot is a sleeping beauty. The bouquet is quite closed revealing little of all the beautiful fruit that is crammed into this wine. The nose nevertheless offer some fine notes of strawberries, blue berries and pomegranate. The palate is more …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ponsot, Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2010
The Clos de Vougeot is a step up in concentration from the more mineral driven Echezeaux. In the bouquet pure red wild berries spiced with hints of oak and chocolate. On the palate quite dense and with a powerful midpalate fruit - juicy and quite fresh - with a good energy and intensity. A bigger …
The Clos de Vougeot 2010 from Regis Forey is a big and somewhat aloof wine. The bouquet offers dark berry fruit with notes of dark cherries, raspberries and hints of chocolate and violets. On the palate quite dense with a supple quite expressive fruit on the midpalate. It's long and intense with a …
