Génot Boulanger

Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, 2020

Name: Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru
Brand: Génot Boulanger
Price: 1186.73 GBP

93-95/100

Vinous

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Organic
2020
6x75cl
DP
£1,162.73
Organic
2020
1.5L
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£395.58
Organic
2020
3x1.5L
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£1,186.73

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

As much as this offers typical Clos de Vougeot breadth and gravitas, this is most striking for its edge and snap. Alive with juicy, fresh bramble, loganberry, tayberry and herb character with earthier undergrowth notes below. Lively and driven all the way through the long finish. A parcel planted in 1986 that comprises a 150 metre long row of vines that passes over a range of soil types, more clay in the lower part and rockier limestone in the higher part. Aged in 20% new oak.

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We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

93-95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2020 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru had just a very tiny reduction on the nose (the wine had not been racked, so expected), though there is plenty of fruit here. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine weight, slightly granular in texture with good concentration and structure towards the persistent finish. This has pedigree.

drinking window 2025 - 2048

date of review 12/2021

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.