2014 Clos Vougeot
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Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from Domaine Louis Jadot offers lively red cherry, crushed strawberry and white pepper notes on the nose, quite intense and thankfully retaining satisfying delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, firm grip in the mouth and a tightly wound, slightly brutish finish that needs bottle age to gain more elegance. I just hope there is sufficient fruit to see it through. Like a handful of other Clos de Vougeot, in bottle this does not match up to the performance out of barrel. Tasted September 2017.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
Medium red. Brooding, medicinal aromas of black cherry, licorice, menthol, fresh herbs and spices; much less expressive and floral than the Echézeaux. Juicy, delineated and tight, even a bit hard-edged, not showing the sweetness or inner-mouth floral lift of the Echézeaux but with plenty of intensity to its red berry and spice flavors. And brisk, minerally and precise on the rising finish. Will this wine deepen and soften with extended bottle aging? (An earlier sample initially showed a faint acid streak and less length than the bottle I rated, but it improved dramatically with 24 hours in the recorked bottle.)
Bright, dark red. Highly nuanced nose combines cherry, flowers, menthol and earth. Youthfully tight and medicinal, even a bit rigid in the early going, but boasts terrific intensity and energy. This was less sensual and elegant than the Gevrey-Chambertin cuvées that preceded it in my tasting, but still shapely and nicely ripe. With time in the glass it revealed a more pliant texture.
The 2014 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a pretty, pure and nuanced bouquet that unfolds with time in the glass: red cherries, fresh strawberry and limestone scents, later a touch of rose petal. The palate is smooth and supple with good density, quite saline in the mouth with darker berried fruit fanning out towards the finish that has impressive salinity on the aftertaste. Excellent.
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.