2009 Château de la Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
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(13.4% alcohol; 32 h/h; 9/12 harvest): Good medium red with a faint suggestion of amber at the rim. Less detailed on the nose than the 2010, but still with a subtle soil character to the aromas of dried flowers, mocha, mint, licorice and spices. A more powerful, savory style than the '10 but less expressive and delineated at this point; can't quite match the younger vintage for treble notes but there's plenty of energy here, not to mention a fine-grained texture and serious stuffing. Finishes suave, classically dry and long, without quite the finesse of tannins shown by the 2010 but not a bit edgy.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Dark crimson. Muted nose. Vaguely meaty nose then very flattering soft fruit on the palate. A pleasurable Clos Vougeot that has quite a bit of zesty dry tannin on the finish. Relatively delicate. (JR)
Dusty red cherry fruit. Rather drying on the palate, not sure there is enough depth of fruit in the middle to fill out the tannic structure, which is more evident than on most wines in this vintage. (JH)