2018 | Bouchard Pere & Fils | Clos Vougeot

Description

Red Wine: 2018 | Bouchard Pere & Fils | Clos Vougeot

The 2018 vintage includes 50% whole cluster and has a refined, well-defined bouquet of blackberries and raspberries. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins and fine acidity. The wine is harmonious, with a smooth, creamy finish.

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Producer: Bouchard Pere & Fils

Ratings: V | 94JS | 96

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

The 2018 vintage includes 50% whole cluster and has a refined, well-defined bouquet of blackberries and raspberries. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins and fine acidity. The wine is harmonious, with a smooth, creamy finish.

Reviews:

• Vinous: The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru comes solely from the plot in the upper part of the clos since the plot at the bottom was pulled up last year. This includes 50% whole cluster, which you cannot sense at all. It has a refined and well-defined bouquet of blackberry, raspberry and briar aromas that gradually unfurl in the glass. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins and fine acidity. Quite harmonious, with a smooth, creamy finish that will need three or four years in bottle. This is a composed, pure Clos Vougeot.

• James Suckling: Really spicy and decadent with crushed flowers, fruit and some grilled-meat undertones. It’s full-bodied with tight, tensioned tannins that nicely frame the fruit. Reserved yet complex flavors. A thoroughly beautiful wine.

Producer Information

Bouchard Père et Fils is a sizable and historic Burgundy wine estate, based in Beaune. The largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or, it produces more than 100 wines mostly made from Pinot Noir or Chardonnay, in a range that also includes appellations in the Maconnais, Côte Chalonnaise and Beaujolais regions. The vineyard holdings total around 130 hectares (320 acres), spread across 450 parcels, including 12 hectares (30 acres) of grand crus vines and 74 hectares (183 acres) of premier crus, and four monopole vineyards. Bouchard makes wines from some of Burgundy’s most famous vineyards, including Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne and Chambertin. Its portfolio also includes a range of wines at premier cru and village level, as well as under the more generic Bourgogne appellation. Since 2005, Bouchard’s wines have been made at a custom-built winery in Savigny-lès-Beaune. If barrel aging is required, the wines are then matured in oak in a 4000-barrel cellar at the headquarters of the operation in the Château de Beaune, which dates back to the 15th Century. Excavated directly into the earth, this barrel cellar has optimum natural characteristics of temperature and ventilation. Furthermore, over 2000 bottles remain in the cellar from the 19th Century (Bouchard Pe`re & Fils bought the château in 1820). This producer and négociant business is one of the oldest wine estates in Burgundy, founded in 1731. In 1995 it was sold to Joseph Henriot, and became part of Groupe La Vigie along with major brands like Champagne Henriot and Chablis’ William Fèvre. Bouchard Père et Fils should not be confused with Bouchard Aîné et Fils, which is owned by Boisset.