Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, 2018
A very noble Clos de Vougeot, large-framed and broad but also silky and fine-tuned. Expansive, beautifully detailed fruit notes of Victoria plum, sloe and damson. The texture is glossy, the flavours opulent but this has enough edge to punctuate the rich fruit. One of the vintage's best Clos de Vougeots. Méo Camuzet have brilliantly situated vines in Clos de Vougeot, one big parcel is just in front of the Château at the northwest end of the vineyard. A third of the vines were planted in the 1920s, a third 1960s and the rest are 20-30 years old. The wine can withstand a large proportion of new oak during its élévage in barriques, which in this case is 85%.
critic reviews
The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a fragrant bouquet of crushed rose petals and briar infusing the airy red berry fruit. The palate is well balanced with pure red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit, a hint of dark chocolate and a finely proportioned, smooth finish. Very fine.