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2016 Jacques Prieur Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Domaine Jacques Prieur
100% Pinot Noir from a plot of 1.28 hectares situated "at the top of the bottom of the top". It's a large clos of 50 hectares created by the Monks of Cîteaux. The Château du Clos Vougeot housed their cellar, and is now used by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. Clay dominates this terroir, which produces powerful and structured wines that are a little rustic in their early youth.
The grapes are harvested by hand, then sorted and completely destemmed. The fermentation lasted 23 days at controlled temperatures in open wooden vats. The team plunges twice a day during the active phase of alcoholic fermentation. 100% malolactic fermentation is carried out, and maturation takes place over 21 months in oak barrels.
January, 2018
Vinous Media
91-94 points
(at 13% potential alcohol, this cuvée was the highest in octane in 2016 and was not chaptalized; these vines were affected by frost--the yield was 24 hectoliters per hectare--but not to the same extent as the estate's Echézeaux and Musigny): Dark red with ruby tones. Captivating, ripe, soil-driven nose shows savory mineral and spice nuances. Silky on entry, then fine-grained and elegant in the middle palate, with nothing hard or rustic about it. Cherry and redcurrant fruit flavors are complicated by saline mineral notes and a suggestion of anise. Finishes with full, mounting, harmonious tannins and lovely energy and length. Very classic Clos Vougeot.
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