2010 Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie

Burgundy Vintage 2010 Best Buys - Grand Crus
A lovely perfumed nose of red fruit with a touch of smokiness leads to an elegant, velvety palate. This is very pure Clos Vougeot wine, with an excellent, lingering finish.
(Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager)

This bright purple Clos de Vougeot wine is a blend from two holdings, one near the top of the Clos and the other lower down. Fruit is a little reticent on the nose at first, but develops strongly to the back of the palate. A deep, rich, complex and spicy finish envelopes the palate with a noteworthy structure also in evidence.
(Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director)

Two recent trends which have been continued here by winemaker Pierre Vincent are a slight reduction in the amount of new oak, which now mostly comes from the local forest of Cîteaux, and a slight increase in the use of stems during vinification. The latter is subtly judged though, as there is very rarely any outright feel of the stems in the bouquet or on the palate. 2010 is a tiny crop here, averaging out at 24 hl/ha across the cellar but the wines are magically concentrated.

Moderate reduction renders the nose difficult to assess other than to observe a bit of wood spice and aromas that appear to be notably ripe. There is by contrast plenty of verve and power to the brooding, dense and well-muscled flavors that possess ripe and very firm supporting tannins and outstanding length. Vincent noted that he believes that this is the best Clos de Vougeot that he has ever made and I would have to agree that at this early juncture, it is the most promising example that I have tasted at this address.
(Allen Meadows - burghound.com - January 2012)