2018 Olivier Bernstein Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
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An age-worthy beauty, the 2018 Clos De Vougeot Grand Cru, from the largest Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits, was harvested from 80-year-old vines and saw a touch of whole clusters as well as a mix of new and used French oak. It has a tight, closed, reductive – yet promising – bouquet of ripe black fruits, lit gunpowder, and spice, with an incredible sense of minerality. The palate mirrors the nose and is tight and compact, with a powerful style as well as ripe tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. It needs to be forgotten for at least 4-5 years and will have 20+ of prime drinking.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is soft, fruity and forward, in other words quite accessible for this site, where wines tend to be a bit hard in the early going. Crushed rose petal, spice, mint and blood orange give the 2018 lovely aromatic dimension to play off a core of bright red berry fruit. The 2018 will be easy to enjoy with minimal cellaring for a Grand Cru Burgundy. If opened young, it needs a bit of air for a touch of reduction to blow off. (AG)
About the producer
Olivier Bernstein is among the most successful producers in Burgundy, setting the bar high for the growing number of micro-négociants in the region by producing wines that compete with those of the Côte d’Or’s finest domaines.