Mongeard-Mugneret Clos Vougeot 2016

Clos-de-Vougeot Grand Cru from Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret comes from 50-year-old vines (on average) and has been aged for 80%, if not fully, in new barrels. It is round, full and elegant. It develops a remarkably rich and intense aromatic palette, characterised by notes of cherries, blackberries and blackcurrants, vanilla, spices and undergrowth and eventually fur.

Background floral notes combine with ripe, earthy, somber and notably serious aromas that are also trimmed in discreet wood along with a hint of menthol. There is very good density to the powerful and tautly muscular flavors that manage to retain a seductive mouthfeel before culminating in an impressively long finish that is somewhat less youthfully austere than it usually is and a bit more refined as well.