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Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 (750ML)
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93 WA / 93 BH
The 2016 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) is showing well from bottle, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully primary bouquet of ripe cherries, red berries, candied peel and cassis that's subtly framed by some nicely integrated new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and satiny textured, its broad-shouldered chassis of impressively fine-grained tannin cloaked in a succulent, even tangy core of vibrant fruit, concluding with a long and nicely defined finish. While the structure is sufficiently refined that drinking a glass now isn't a brutalizing experience, a decade of patience is recommended.—William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Tasting note: An intensely earthy nose offers a wide range of red berry aromas and is surrounded by just enough wood to mention. The muscular large-scaled flavors possess a rounded and relatively supple mid-palate that contrasts with the robust, serious, rustic and youthfully austere finish. I like the depth as well as the persistence that makes clear that this too is going to require extended cellaring if you wish to see it at its peak.—Allen Meadows, Burghound