1978 Clos Vougeot
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Produced from the Drouhin family's domaine holdings, the 1978 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is drinking brilliantly and ranks among the insiders' choices from this celebrated Burgundy vintage. Offering up a pure and precise bouquet of rose petals, potpourri, red berries and sweet spices, it's medium to full-bodied, suave and satiny, with melted tannins, bright acids and a long, perfumed finish. I recently acquired a few dozen bottles from a cellar in the region, and the wine has yet to disappoint.
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About the producer

Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.