Vosne Millésime - Noblesse des Clos Vougeot - Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne

Château du Clos de Vougeot
Tasted Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Burgundy Al with 1,496 views

Introduction

Sensational tasting of the wines from Vosne-Romanee, Echezeaux and Clos Vougeot, mostly from the great 2010 vintage. Excellent across-the-board, with Echezeaux particularly standing out. We did not have time to taste with all the producers...and alas I didn't take notes with every producer.

Flight 1 - Domaine d'Ardhuy (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Domaine Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux (5 Notes)

Flight 3 - Maison Bichot (1 Note)

Flight 4 - Domaine Bizot (2 Notes)

Flight 5 - Bouchard Père et Fils (5 Notes)

Flight 6 - Jacques Cacheux (5 Notes)

Flight 7 - René Cacheux et Fils (3 Notes)

Flight 8 - Sylvain Cathiard (4 Notes)

  • 2010 Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Wine tasting. Ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit on nose, slightly floral. Slightly leaner on palate but with very elegant structure, very good balance. Impressive Villages Vosne again from Cathiard.

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  • 2010 Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru En Orveaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Tasting. Black and red fruit aromas, very spice-driven. Big, lush and fleshy fruit to start, followed by leaner, long finish. 92-93 point potential for me.

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  • 2010 Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Tasting. Wow! Ripe blackberry and black cherry aromas with very alluring baking spice. Reticent fruit on palate, same fruit profile, with great spice. Power and elegance at the same time with amazing textures and a crunchy character. Classically styled Vosne. Long, precise and powerful finish. Give this to at least 2030 to really show its full potential. It is tough to say which is better - this Malconsorts or the Romanee-Saint Vivant, but I was leaning towards the Malconsorts this morning, with 95-97 point potential.

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  • 2010 Sylvain Cathiard Romanée St. Vivant

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Tasting. Black and blue fruit aromas with alluring spice and good floral charm. Fat black cherry and boysenberry flavors with good spice. Very tough to decide which I preferred - this RSV or the Malconsorts. I'm leaning towards the Malconsorts for the long-term with its greater precision and length, although this RSV was gorgeous, lush and nuanced.

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Flight 9 - Domaine Faiveley (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Faiveley Clos Vougeot

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Tasting. Dense black fruit aromas. Big-scaled, meaty black cherry flavors with good licorice and pepper. Long finish starts showing finesse. 92-94 point potential for me today. One of the few examples of a 2010 Clos Vougeot I preferred today vs. the same producer's 2010 Echezeaux.

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  • 2010 Faiveley Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Tasting. Big and powerful black fruit aromas with modest spice. Tannic, dense and somewhat foursquare. Powerful finish.

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Flight 10 - Forey Père et Fils (1 Note)

Flight 11 - Francois Gerbet (3 Notes)

Flight 12 - Domaine Anne Gros (4 Notes)

  • 2010 Domaine Anne Gros Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Tasting. Slightly perfumed, mostly ripe black fruit aromas and modest spice. Slightly more lean black cherry and blackberry flavors with more prominent spice coming through on palate. Very charming and elegant. Once again, a superb Vosne Villages Lieu-dit.

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  • 2010 Domaine Anne Gros Echezeaux Les Loachausses

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Tasting. Great spice-driven aromas showcase both great fruit and good new oak elements. Mostly red fruit on nose and palate, accessible and and charming already. Good structure is subtle and balanced, but provides textures and energy into a moderately long finish.

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  • 2010 Domaine Anne Gros Clos Vougeot Le Grand Maupertui

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Tasting. Intense black and red fruit aromas with modest spice. Palate also fruit-driven with great density and concentration. Firmly structured, but with very silky tannins. Great potential, needing more patience than the Echezeaux just tasted, probably best 2020-2035. 92-95 point potential for me today.

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  • 2010 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Tasting. Incredible right now, with fantastic potential in its peak drinking window, which should be 2020-2040. Strawberry and red cherry start with great perfume and baking spice. Similar on palate with great density and breadth. Archetypal Richebourg. 94-97 point potential for me this morning.

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Flight 13 - Domaine Michel Gros (2 Notes)

Flight 14 - Domaine Hudelot-Noellat (6 Notes)

Flight 15 - Louis Jadot (1 Note)

Flight 16 - Domaine Lamarche (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Domaine Francois Lamarche Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Tasting. ripe black fruit aromas with plenty of spice support. Blackberry and plum flavors, also lush and ripe, with good tannic support in background. 91-93 point potential for me this morning.

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  • 2010 Domaine Francois Lamarche Clos Vougeot

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Tasting. slightly floral with black cherry and boysenberry aromas. Similar fruit, slightly reticent for now, behind firm tannins and assertive acid. This will require more patience than the Echezeaux, and for me is one notch below, 90-92 point potential for me this morning.

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Flight 17 - Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair (3 Notes)

Flight 18 - Domaine Méo-Camuzet (2 Notes)

Flight 19 - E.A.R.L. Jean-Marc Millot (3 Notes)

  • 2010 Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanée

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Tasting. Slightly reductive to start. Black fruit aromas with spice hints. Same fruit profile on palate, also with moderate spice, firm tannins. Very good Vosne Villages.

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  • 2010 Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Wine tasting. Black cherry aromas with baking spice hints. Similar on fruit profile palate, very good supporting structure with everything in balance. Long and direct finish with good spice re-emerging.

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  • 2010 Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Wine tasting. Slightly floral start with red cherry aromas and some allspice and nutmeg. Even more red fruit on palate, very well textured. Silky and elegant with a long finish. Worth seeking out.

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Flight 20 - Domaine Dominique Mugneret (4 Notes)

Flight 21 - Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg (5 Notes)

  • 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Tasting. An impressive Villages Vosne. Black and red cherry with raspberry aromas along with some allspice and cinnamon. Big mostly red fruit again on palate with modest spice. Very well textured and balanced, quiite long for its level. I also prefer this to its 2009 counterpart also tasted.

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  • 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Wine tasting. Great floral start with red cherry aromas and alluring spice array that seems to show Indian curry and Asian five spice. Ripe cherry flavors also complemented by big spice. Long finish, great balance, power emerging on end. I prefer this to its 2009 counterpart also tasted today. Showed 93-96 point potential for me this morning.

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  • 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Wine tasting. Red and black cherry with modest spice aromas. Similar fruit profile on palate, but somewhat subdued with bigger bones and overall structure. Acid-driven finish with lots of charm and energy. this needs plenty of time in the cellar. Very interest contrast to the Echezeaux just tasted, which was more fruit-and-spice-driven,while this wonderful Clos Vougeot is more powerful and beautifully structured. I slightly prefer the Echezeaux, but it's close. This shows 92-94 point potential to me this morning.

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  • 2009 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Wine tasting. Slightly floral start with big red fruit aromas. more ripe on palate with firm structure more dominant. Very Good Villages level, 89-90 points for me today.

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  • 2009 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Wine tasting. Big lush fruit aromas with hints of liqueur, anise and cinnamon. Same large and ripe flavors of black cherry with good spice support. Lush and easy, but lots of sneaky structure in background providing energy and lift. Will drink well young, will also be a good long-term cellar hold. While this was wonderful, I slightly prefer its 2010 counterpart also tasted this morning. 92-94 point potential to me this morning.

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Flight 22 - Domaine Cecile Tremblay (3 Notes)

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