2021 Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Description

The two parcels – one hectare by the château and 0.5 hectares by the road – have produced a happy yield of 35hl/ha. The bouquet is very lovely, precise and vivid. The wine has a limpidity that is quite rare in a Clos de Vougeot, although the vineyard’s density is reasserted on the finish. This is approachable but with the heft of a Grand Cru.

Drink 2028 - 2042

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Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2021

Maturity Not ready

Grape List Pinot Noir

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Domaine de la Vougeraie

Critics reviews

Jasper Morris MW 92-94/100

Completely destemmed because rather too much rot. Attractive mid crimson purple. There is a fair intensity of fruit without too much detail. Quite full red fruit with a vanilla edge, a little bit drier behind, a touch of orange zest. Sound more than vibrant, but may have more development to come.Drink 2028-2035Jasper Morris, insideburgundy_com (January 2023)

Drink 2028 - 2035

Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jan 2023)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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