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Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru from Domaine de la Vougeraie has a more introspective bouquet than Bouchard Père & Fils' Clos Vougeot 2012: dried leaves and black truffle, even a touch of ash infusing the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, a pastille-like purity and good acidity. There is substance to this Clos Vougeot although there is some tarry oak that dried out the finish a little, something that I did not detect on previous bottles, hence my question mark.
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Neal Martin
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Mid cherry red. Dark-red fruit, a little peppery and mildly stemmy, attractively so. Not as kind on the palate, a little bit hard overall. Maybe it will come round but it feels a little forced. Not great value. (JH)
(two-thirds of these vines are planted near the entrance to the castle and the other two-thirds at the bottom of the slope, according to Vincent; 50% vendange entier): Good dark red. Ripe but subdued aromas of black cherry, game and chocolate; slightly high-toned (the pH here is a relatively high 3.7). Large-scaled, broad and ripe but with a nicely restrained sweetness to the flavors of cherry liqueur, rose petal and lavender. Finishes more savory and less fruity than the Clos du Roi, with good medicinal reserve and substantial dusty tannins. Very good potential here but tricky to taste today.
The 2012 Clos de Vougeot is deep, dense, powerful and earthy. Here, it is the wine's pure depth and resonance that stand out. I imagine the 2012 will start to drink beautifully in a handful of years, once the tannins start to soften a bit.
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.