Tasted blind at Fine & Rare Wines' Clos Vougeot tasting, the 2013 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from Château de la Tour has a "placid" bouquet that is minding its own business. It is nicely defined, but you get the feeling that it is holding something back. With a little aeration it reveals attractive blackcurrant pastille and Morello cherry scents, then later, a hint of dried orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. There is good density and weight here, appreciable mineralité although the finish is reticent for the time being. Give this a 3-4 years in bottle and you will have a very fine Clos Vougeot.

Producer

Château de la Tour

Burgundy’s most influential winemaker, François Labet leads this wonderful Clos-de-Vougeot estate, Château de La Tour in addition to his other label Domaine Pierre Labet. This unique domaine possesses the largest single Grand Cru vineyard in the Côte de Nuits. Averaging in at 6-hectares, de La Tour is the only producer that harvests, vinifies and bottles its Clos Vougeot Grand Cru within the walls of the appellation. Built in the late 19th century by ancestors of the Labet and Déchelette families, the château continues to produce first-rate traditional wines. Preserving the traditional know-how through organic farming and whole cluster fermentation, Labet flawlessly pairs these historic ideals with modernity, using stainless-steel vats and pneumatic presses as well. Bottled without fining or filtration, the indigenously styled wines are densely fruited, showing the incredible depth of an exemplary Burgundian.

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Clos Vougeot 2013 300cl

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