2014 CLOS DE VOUGEOT GRAND CRU DROUHIN LAROZE - 6x75cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, December 2015

  This fully structured and intensely flavoured wine is a very good example from the Côte de Nuits’ most substantial Grand Cru. Brilliant purple colour, there are hints of liquorice and roasted Arabic coffee on the nose. In the palate it is full, with a feeling of masculinity and structure, which provides great length and many layers of flavours at the end.

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  Neal Martin, December 2015,
  Score: 91-93

  The 2014 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, which is completely destemmed, has a sweet, almost pastille-like bouquet with maraschino cherry, blueberry and violet notes, not unlike a Chambolle Amoureuses in some ways. I like the exuberance displayed here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple black fruit, the oak just a little dominating towards the finish although there is decent depth and persistence in place. Give it 4-5 years in bottle. Drink 2019-2032

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  Burghound, January 2016,
  Score: 90-93

  Generous if not dominant wood and menthol scents fight somewhat with the ripe essence of plum, dark berries, game and earth. Here too there is excellent volume and plenty of power to the mouth coating and muscular flavors that are robust and quite serious but a bit less austere than usual. That said, note that this is very firmly structured and is clearly going to require a long stay in a cool cellar. Drink 2029+

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Producer

Domaine Drouhin Laroze

This substantial Gevrey Chambertin domaine is under the guardianship of a collaborative family team: parents Christine and Philippe, and children Caroline and Nicolas. They have an embarrassment of riches within their armoury of four 1ers Crus and six exceptional Grands Crus, culminating with plots of both Clos de Bèze and Le Musigny. They also boast one of the finest two storey cellars in the Côte d’Or, built by members of the Prussian military on their way back from the Hundred Years War, with ideal conditions maintaining perfect temperatures for Philippe’s preferred two-year élevage in cask.The wines are ripe, concentrated, and often earthy and textured. They offer terrific value, particularly in Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru.