2013 Clos Vougeot, Grand Cru, Olivier Bernstein, Burgundy

2013 Clos Vougeot, Grand Cru, Olivier Bernstein, Burgundy

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2013 Clos Vougeot, Grand Cru, Olivier Bernstein, Burgundy

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Description

Dense red-purple, there is a little touch of oak reduction before the iron-like intensity of the fruit bursts through on the nose. In the mouth there are red and black fruits with damsons and bilberries dancing together, a lovely harmony late in the palate, very well integrated tannins and no discordant acidity. Good texture and balance, altogether a very discreet Clos Vougeot which nonetheless radiates class. 
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Burghound
The unobtrusive wood treatment serves as a backdrop for the ripe and fresh aromas of dark berries, plum, violet and sandalwood. The unusually supple mid-palate of the middle weight plus flavors is deceptive as the austere and beautifully complex finish immediately tightens up while displaying the typical youthful austerity of a young Clos de Vougeot. This should be approachable after only a few years if desired.
burghound.com - Apr 2015 Read more
Wine Advocate92/100
Tasted blind at Fine & Rare Wines' Clos Vougeot tasting, the 2013 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from Olivier Bernstein has a slight earthiness on the nose, less fruit-driven than Bertrand Ambroise but perhaps demonstrating more pinot. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a fleshy core of strawberry and cranberry fruit. There is good tension here, nicely structured with appreciable mineralit on the finish.
Neal Martin - 30/11/2015 Read more
Jancis Robinson MW17/20
Deep crimson. A bit brutal and gamey on the nose. Lots of life and spirit. Vivacious and very nicely balanced. Crisp bitter plums on the end.
Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com - Apr 2015 Read more

About this WINE

Olivier Bernstein

Olivier Bernstein

Much has changed in Burgundy, both economically and climatologically, since Olivier Bernstein began his eponymous project with the 2007 vintage. Yet the aim here remains essentially the same: to produce wines of the highest possible quality and to forego nothing in a quest to create elegant, sensual and refined wines that can sit comfortably among the top wines of Burgundy.

It is this quest for perfection that has seen Olivier cease production of two of his Premiers Crus in order to focus on his domaine holding in Champeaux, and the seven Grands Crus which are now well established in the range: Charmes-Chambertin; Mazis-Chambertin; Chambertin Clos de Bèze; Chambertin; Clos de la Roche; Bonnes Mares; and Clos de Vougeot.

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Vougeot

Vougeot

Most of the wine produced in this small village comes from a single, walled Grand Cru vineyard, the famous Clos de Vougeot. The vineyard in its present form dates from 1336 (when it was first planted by monks of Cîteaux), although it was not until the following century that it was entirely enclosed by stone walls. 

Clos de Vougeot is both the smallest commune and the largest Clos in the Cote d’Or. It consists of 50 hectares of vineyards shared among 82 owners, with six soil types. There is quite a difference in quality between the upper (best) and lower (least fine) parts of the vineyard, though in medieval times a blend from all sectors was considered optimum.

Le Domaine de la Vougeraie makes a very fine white wine from Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot, first picked out by the monks of Cîteaux as being suitable ground for white grapes in the year 1110.

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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