Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Chateau de la Tour |
Label Name: | Clos Vougeot Cuvee Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Vougeot, Côte de Nuits, Côte d'Or, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 95; Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 94 (William Kelley); reviewed by Decanter. Recommended drinking window and scores as reported by merchants and critics
Tasting Note
Concentrated dark-berry and plum fruit with violet and peony florals, tobacco, mint and dark chocolate. Muscular yet balanced, with powdery tannins, bright acidity and a long, chalky finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted beef, lamb, duck confit, wild game, mushroom risotto, aged comté or parmesan. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (galbi/bulgogi), char siu, miso-glazed fish, mushroom hot-pot or soy-braised short ribs.
Production Method
From old-vine Pinot Noir parcels; vinified mainly unstemmed with some whole-cluster, indigenous yeasts, long élevage in new French oak (high % for Vieilles Vignes), minimal sulfur and no filtration.
Vineyard Info
Château de la Tour (Labet family) is the largest owner within the Clos de Vougeot (~5.5 ha). Estate farms organically since the 1990s; Vieilles Vignes parcel includes vines planted in 1910.