The 2020 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is well-defined on the nose with joyful brambly red fruit laced with crushed stone, certainly one of the more mineral-driven wines from the famed closed wall. There is an almost crystalline quality here. The palate is medium-bodied with a sense of strictness, fresh and quite sapid, not powerful yet taut, and has a finish that makes you want another sip. This is a 2020 that surpassed expectations. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2024)
— a month ago
Beautiful Gamay. Having this in NOLA with French/Cajun food. Fantastic. Very well balanced. — a month ago
Smells like burgundy and offers tart cherries and raspberry with a spicy note. pretty long. Really nice! — 2 months ago
Dark ruby color. Bold aromas of black cherry, plums, blackberry and purple flowers. Same ripe fruits on the palate with hints of sweet spices, minerals and charred oak. Very earthy and funky on the finish. Extremely soft tannins and bright acidity. More rich and powerful than a typical Beaujolais. — 9 hours ago
2019 vintage. As rustic as ever. Blood. Earth. Plum. Stems. Heavy body. A step or two above a solid workhorse but not flighty. Tremendous punch. Could be wrong but think this producer only does Saint Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage and both are great QPR. 10.30.24. — a month ago
Good fruit, smooth tannins….this wine is drinking well and has some life left — a month ago
Adriana Fabbro
One could argue it was a bit young, but this wine to me - every vintage - remains one of the greatest of all time. I smell and taste the dark fruit (currants, etc), I taste the iron, i taste the dark stones, I taste the garam marsala. And holy sh!t, the texture… — 7 hours ago