2015 Clos Vougeot
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(these 2015s were bottled in June of '17): Dark red with ruby tones. Very ripe, almost exotic aromas of black cherry, dark plum, licorice and menthol, with lower-pitched notes of damp earth and clove; less perfumed than the 2016 version. Compellingly rich and broad but showing a bit more alcoholic weight and warmth than the '16 (the alcohol here is 13.6%, vs. 13.2% for the earlier vintage) and already shutting down in the bottle. Finishes with broad, dusty, building tannins and strong medicinal reserve.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Cask sample. Organic. Mid purple crimson. So inviting – red cherry fruit. Sweetness of pure fruit. Then firm and still rounded on the palate. Already showing harmony and generosity. (JH)
Good dark red with ruby tones. Blackberry, dark raspberry, licorice and violet on the nose. Very concentrated but youthfully imploded, with its intense dark fruit and bitter chocolate flavors firmed by minerality. Finishes very long, with serious tannic backone and lingering saline minerality. This is built for a long evolution in bottle.