2023, Domaine de la Vougeraie, CLOS DE VOUGEOT, Grand CruThe 2023 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru includes whole bunches, around 30% from the upper reaches of the vineyard. This also underwent rigorous green harvesting to limit yields. The nose offers blackberry, Earl Grey and touches of wet clay (potters' wheel) on the nose, the stems imparting a very subtle black pepper note. The palate is medium bodied with crunchy tannins. It boasts plenty of freshness and more bandwidth than the previous vintage, with a

offering up aromas of dark berries

vivid purple colour in the glass

though it clams up towards the finish as if to say

A definitively historic wine

finishing long and with lots of red berry layers

though it is very well balanced

dark chocolate and coffee power edge to them

while recently it has been put into Blason because it took away from the elegance of the 1st wine

now in conversion

A cerebral proposition for serious Pauillac lovers

winemaker Guillaume Poutier also added a dollop of whole clusters to give the wine more aromatic lift

There's plenty of rondeur