2004 Clos Vougeot
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Palish red. Cherry and cherry pit aromas lifted by flowers and spices. Fatter and richer than the Boudots but less forthcoming today; with aeration, this showed a sweet mid-palate flavor of maraschino cherry and some apparent oakiness. Finishes with broad, ripe tannins and very good length.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good deep red-ruby. Attractive nose combines black cherry, licorice, herbs and spicy oak. Intensely flavored and sappy, with chewy but dry flavors of cherry, licorice and chocolate showing an almost saline character. An adult style of Clos Vougeot, with moderate acidity, very good concentration and length.
This too displays more than a trace of wood with very floral and unusually high-toned red pinot fruit aromas nuanced by hints of iron, underbrush and earth that lead to sweet, round and again unusually supple and forward flavors that are textured, punchy and vibrant and finish with excellent length and precision. While there is a touch of the youthful finishing austerity that a typical Clos de Vougeot often displays, this is more forward and expressive than normal. Allen Meadows, Burghound Jan01,2006