Vougeraie

2009 Vougeraie Musigny

By billn on March 24, 2011

Only 700 bottles of this, I’m lucky because a few samples are hand as it’s just being bottled – otherwise it’s not opened. For the first time there are a few stems retained in this. This is also a little tight but shows perfect red berry fruit. Despite what’s gone before, here is another level of concentration and hot on its heel, intensity too. Balanced and cushioned yet somehow everything registers a notch higher than the other wines – I wonder how they do that…(!)

2008 Vougeraie Corton Clos du Roi

By billn on March 24, 2011

The fruit on the nose is a little darker, it’s also very clean and complex. There’s a base of tannin, slightly astringent tannin but it’s finely textured too. Good flavour and very long.

2008 Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot

By billn on March 24, 2011

The nose is deep and faintly musky – plenty of width too – higher tones come next with some flowers. Very fine tannin, red fruit and an intensity that builds. Mouthwatering with a reprise of flavour just when you think it’s all done – this time with a hint of vanilla.

2008 Vougeraie Charmes-Chambertin - Mazoyeres

By billn on March 24, 2011

From over one-hundred year-old vines in Mazoyères. Concentrated yet never heavy aromas of fruit – beautiful top notes. Round and concentrated without too much fat. The flavour build and build in the mid-palate. Mouthwatering in the finsh – fab!

2008 Vougeraie Bonnes-Mares

By billn on March 24, 2011

A very wide panorama of a nose, layers of aroma too with a creamy smoke. Full in the mouth, concentrated yet the intensity builds more, releasing another wave of fruit. Seems a slightly stony flavour and it’s very, very long!

2009 Vougeraie Corton Clos du Roi

By billn on March 24, 2011

Interesting fruit that keeps your nose to the glass, slowly growing higher tones too – captivating. More material but less focus versus the 08 is my instant impression. Very good concentration though perhaps like a twist more of acidity – yet the flavours seem mouth-watering enough and are certainly long.

2009 Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot

By billn on March 24, 2011

Deeper fruit, again a hint of musk that blend with flashed of red fruit. Fresher and apparently more (obviously) structured than the Clos du Roi. Grows in intensity – the flavour growing in tandem. Really hold its finish – excellent!

2009 Vougeraie Bonnes-Mares

By billn on March 24, 2011

This is high-toned and very pretty adding red fruit and the faintest of vanilla. Round and interesting this wine just grows in flavour and already shows quite some complexity. A wine to contemplate…

2009 Vougeraie Charmes-Chambertin - Mazoyeres

By billn on March 24, 2011

The first wine whose nose is a little tight. Round with plenty of structure – actually quite mineral. Faint hints of coconut on a very long finish. Far from ‘facile’ Charmes…

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