2011 Vougeot Clos du Prieure
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Medium red. Lovely energy and a whiff of reduction to the aromas of raspberry, flowers, underbrush and sexy oak. Suave, pliant and concentrated, with a sexy exotic aspect to its soil-driven flavors of minerals, currant and raspberry. Wonderfully thick and sweet but without any undue weight. Most impressive today on the unflagging finish. Lost a bit of its baby fat with 24 hours in the recorked bottle but this is a superb 2011--and an outperformer for its appellation.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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A markedly floral nose offers up ripe notes of lilac and rose petal along with pretty red and dark pinot fruit and subtle herbal tea nuances. There is good body and mid-palate density to the rich, round and delicious flavors that possess fine complexity on the mildly rustic and persistent finish where the herbal element resurfaces which may bother some tasters. Tasted: Jan 15, 2014. Drink: 2017+
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.