2021 Domaine Gérard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru

Raphet’s Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes comes from their oldest vines in the Grand Cru, with many over 100 years in age. The result is always a wine of impressive density and concentration – and it’s no different in 2021. The wine shows a powerful, ripe nose layered with dark cherry and bramble fruit. Concentrated and rich, there is layer upon layer of tightly wound fruit that needs to time to relax. It’s a baby at this stage and almost gangly in its youth, with oak dominating the finish. But this will doubtless emerge handsomely; give it a decade or so before broaching.