96
points
Domaine Anne Gros 2006 Le Grand Maupertui Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
A big, structured wine, still young, with a dense, firm character. The wine is solid, with concentrated black fruits that power deep down into the texture, adding their richness to licorice, bitter chocolate and inspired acidity. Age for at least five years.
— R.V.
(12/31/2008)
95
points
Bouchard Pere & Fils 2006 Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
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$200
Not all Clos Vougeot lives up to its billing, but this wine certainly does. With its superbly ripe fruit, a harmonious balance between fruit, tannins and acidity, and a full, generous texture, this is a wine to savor. It is a big wine in all senses, except that it has a great sense of proportion. Enjoy this wine in 2–3 years, or age for 10.
— R.V.
(12/31/2008)
95
points
Domaine Drouhin-Laroze 2004 Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
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$149
Philippe Drouhin has produced a monumental Clos de Vougeot. It has power, intensity and great, solid fruit flavors, particularly black plums. Add spice, some wood, delicious acidity and concentration—this wine will age for years.
— R.V.
(3/1/2007)
95
points
Joseph Drouhin 2006 Clos de Vougeot Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
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$205
Powerful, opulent and rounded, this is a dense wine. Drouhin owns two parcels on the eastern edge of the slope of Clos de Vougeot, and the wine does show great rich swathes of plums, dry figs, chocolate and sweet jelly, balanced by firm tannins and bright, always rich acidity. An impressive wine.
— R.V.
(10/1/2009)
95
points
Domaine Anne Gros 2004 Le Grand Maupertui Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
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$120
Anne Gros calls her share of this parcel in Clos Vougeot Maupertui—her cousin Michel spells it “Maupertuis.” Such are the complications of Burgundy. But this wine is anything but a confusion: It’s a powerful, beautifully constructed wine, everything in its place—fruit, tannins and smoky wood. This justifies the sometimes questionable place of Clos Vougeot among the…
— R.V.
(3/1/2007)
94
points
Domaine Jean Grivot 2004 Clos de Vougeot Pinot Noir (Clos Vougeot)
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$115
Owner of one of the largest parcels of Clos de Vougeot, Grivot makes one of the benchmark wines from the vineyard. This starts out dry to taste, but then there is an explosion of strawberry and red currant fruits as the tannins fall back to reveal a wine that, while big, is certainly not overwhelming—leave that to more powerful vintages than 2004.
— R.V.
(3/1/2007)