1982 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos Vougeot

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  5/3/2021 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points

  Milton's Birthday (Chao Shan): Beautiful. A lovely, mature wine - this was quite special. Even better than the last bottle I had almost 10 years back. The nose was clearly old, but quite enchanting, with gentle wafts of earthy, leafy sous bois, black tea and a shade of game meat, these framing a lovely sweet core of stewed cherries, maybe blueberries, then wilting flowers and a lift of peppery, woody spices. Absolutely lovely. Just beautiful on the palate too. This left my speechless for awhile. I was expecting old and mellow, but boy was it fresh and alive - with a lovely structure of juicy acidity and velvety tannins draped over a beautiful pure, transparent core of dark cherries and red berries, these seasoned with a lovely blush of sweet spice trailing away into a gently full, every-so-slightly earthy, meaty finish, with just a twist of vanilla bean lingering away in there. A mouthful of sweet, creamy, fresh, deep, graceful magic. Perfectly resolved, effortlessly complex, and drinking so beautiful now. Bravo.

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  8/13/2011 - Alex H wrote: 87 Points

  Earth and beautiful black soily fruit. Lovely. Some floral notes but Also with some small calf.

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  8/12/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 90 Points

  red cherries, vibrant acidity, stewed plums, and some dark fruits on the mid palate. Surprisingly fresh.

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  8/12/2011 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  Adam's Baby Shower (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A lovely wine, at peak maturity now. Lots of sediments in the glass, a slightly murky, brickish red hue, I wondered how well this would show given its obvious age. No worries though, one sniff and wooh, what a beautiful nose, full of loamy earth, moss and mushroom, sous bois in a word. A gentle swirl and it opened up even more into beautiful floral scents, gummy cherry aromas and gentle coffee nuances spiked with some herbiness. Wow. With that much development on the nose, one would be afraid that the palate might be fading, but this was still stunningly alive, full of lovely freshness and beautifully integration, with fresh cherries lined with mineral, earth and the gentlest spice. Obviously not from the strongest vintage, but this was an entrancing wine - a really lovely Clos Vougeot.

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