Eugenie Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2018 (750ML)

94-96 VM / 95 DE / 91-94 BH / 18 JR

The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet of dark cherry fruit, black currant, crushed stone and light iodine aromas, very pure and seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and good acidity, the whole cluster (70%) lending a touch of pepperiness toward a finish that is precise and persistent. Superb. - Neal Martin, Vinous Media

No one would accuse Domaine d'Eugénie of making graceful, delicate Pinot Noirs. Instead, this is a rich, dense, powerful, almost turbo-charged expression of the Clos de Vougeot with layers of tannin, damson and blackberry fruit, scented 85% new wood and some spice and sappy freshness from 60% whole bunches. Serious, ageworthy stuff. - Tim Atkin, Decanter

Here too the nose is quite restrained and requires aggressive swirling to coax the aromas of cool and softly spice black cherry, violet, plum and earth. There is excellent volume and power to the palate coating big-bodied flavors that deliver fine length on the mocha-infused finish that flashes a touch of youthful austerity. This is even a bit more structured than the Grands Echézeaux so I would advise acquiring it with the express intention to exercise at least moderate patience. - Allen Meadows, Burghound

Deep cherry red. Sweeter fruited than the Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux, more ripe red fruits. Seductive aromas. On the palate, succulent, chewy with the fruit eating up the oak and the tannins compact and almost chalky in their fine grain, though they are a little more grainy than in the Grands Échezeaux. Vibrant and mouth-watering even though the acid is not high, there’s energy in the tannins. Chewy yet juicy. Intense and full of life. Very persistent. Dry and elegant. - Jancis Robinson