1990 Clos Vougeot

This is from the vines that now belong to François Pinault's Dom Eugénie. Cough medicine nose. Treacle toffee. Quite brown but lots of lusciousness. Very sweet and chewy but now a bit dry on the finish (as many 1990 red burgundies are actually, although this may be because this came from a domestic cellar). (JR)

The young Philippe Engel continues to show a more confident hand when it comes to making stylish red burgundies. I was immensely impressed with the lavish black-cherry and plum fruitiness of the Clos de Vougeot. It is a fuller-bodied wine, with more tannin lurking behind the wall of fruit. Unctuous, yet medium-bodied, with fine power and definition, this is a wine to drink over the next decade . Various American importers.