2013 Clos Vougeot
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted blind at Fine & Rare Wines' Clos Vougeot tasting, the 2013 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from Domaine Tortochot has a slightly savory bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry, quite complex and opening nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a keen line of acidity and a pleasing bitterness with a sustained, quite tensile finish. Give this two or three more years in bottle and you will have a very interesting Clos Vougeot. This is much better than the bottle I encountered at the domaine last year.
Tasted blind. Light cherry red. A suggestion of violets on the nose. Pungent with one of the more minerally sets of flavours than most. Very appetising and racy. Pure and fresh. Confident. Long. (JR)
Unusually for Chantal Tortochot, not yet bottled. Just three barrels produced. Crimson. Savoury and with medium concentration only but very nice balance. Juicy fruit. With zip and elegance. Really very pleasing even if not a powerhouse. (JR)
About the producer
Situated in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Tortochot may not carry the cachet of the very top domaines in the village, but it does offer some of the best value, producing wines with great terroir transparency in their top Premiers and Grands Crus, and fabulous village wines.