Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
Label Name: | Vougeot 1er Cru Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot Monopole |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy — Côte de Nuits (Vougeot, 1er Cru Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot, monopole) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay (small additions of Pinot Gris & Pinot Blanc) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Neal Martin (Vinous) 90-92; William Kelley (Wine Advocate) 92; Wine Spectator 91; Robert Parker 92; Burghound 90
Tasting Note
Fragrant citrus, pear and peach with orange oil, baking spice and toasty oak; flinty/saline minerality and a satiny, incisive palate finishing long and stony.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, roasted chicken with herbs, creamy risotto, goat cheese. Asian: sushi/sashimi, miso-glazed cod, steamed whole fish, tempura, lightly spiced Thai or Cantonese seafood dishes.
Production Method
Biodynamic viticulture; hand-harvested; fermented and aged in French oak (Allier/Cîteaux) with ~20% new oak for ~16 months; occasional bâtonnage; small blending from Pinot Gris/Blanc.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de la Vougeraie (Jean-Charles Boisset) founded 1999; consolidates family holdings; farms many Burgundian sites biodynamically, including the monopole Clos Blanc de Vougeot.