2020 Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat Vougeot Les Petits Vougeots 1er Cru
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Charles van Canneyt has 0.5 hectares of this Premier Cru, sandwiched between Clos de la Perrière and Le Clos Blanc. It’s one to watch – and a site that Charles thinks is benefiting from global warming, thanks to its limestone soils. The nose is dark and moody, yet with lifted fruit. Spice and perfume entice, while the palate is layered with crunchy fruit and fine yet firm, powdered tannins. There’s a delicious saline bite, with a raspberry and sour cherry twist on the finish that keeps you yearning for more.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin, Vinous
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The 2020 Vougeots Les Petits Vougeot 1er Cru has a feisty, forward, lively bouquet that retains delineation and focus. It has a fine lift and is perhaps a little exotic in style without losing too much typicité. This has more flesh and rondeur than the previous wine, maybe a slightly higher pH, but well-balanced with peppery red fruit and quite a bravura finish that does carry a bit of warmth. Just a bit alcoholic at the end. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
Aromatically deeper pitched than usual, the 2020 Vougeot 1er Cru Les Petits Vougeot offers up aromas of raspberries, plums, sweet spices and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a lively core of fruit and a long, saline finish, it's a worthy follow-up to the 2019.
About the producer
Founded in 1962 by Alain Hudelot and based in Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat is today run by Alain’s grandson Charles van Canneyt and has become one of the region’s most respected estates.