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2016 Chateau de La Tour Clos Vougeot

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from a distributor; Consignor is original owner

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

95Wine Spectator

...wild cherry, strawberry and boysenberry flavors that border on exotic. Solid tannins offer support and grip, while the fruit elements linger, joined by toasty oak, sandalwood and iron notes. Shows fine balance and length.

91-93Vinous / IWC

Sappy perfume of cherry, raspberry, cranberry and red licorice complicated by smoky soil tones. Fresh and dense... Boasts lovely delicacy to its red fruit and soil flavors...

91Burghound.com

...ripe and very fresh nose offers up notes of maraschino cherry, plum, raspberry, spice and distinct floral wisps that are trimmed in subtle but not invisible wood nuances. There is excellent concentration to the succulent but quite powerful big-bodied flavors that possess a sleek mouthfeel thanks to the relatively refined tannins shaping the youthfully austere finish that flashes fine depth on the persistent finish.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Fresh and deeply fragrant and sweet-fruited on the nose. Dry, light tannins. All in balance and a nice chalky finish. Dry but mouth-watering finish.

PRODUCER

Chateau de La Tour

Château de la Tour is the largest owner of acreage within the Grand Cru appellation Clos de Vougeot. The estate includes 13.7 acres of Clos de Vougeot and is owned by the sisters Jeanne Labet and Nicole d’Echelette. Jeanne’s son Francois runs the domaine. The estate dates from the late 19th century although it did not start bottling its own wines until the 1930s. The estate’s Grand Cru has earned compliments from Burghound.com, among others.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits Villages, Vougeot, Clos de Vougeot

Clos de Vougeot is a walled vineyard that dominates the tiny commune of Vougeot in Burgundy’s Nuits-St.-Georges. The 124-acre Grand Cru vineyard includes a historic chateau that in 1945 was purchased by the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, an organization devoted to promoting the traditions of Burgundy and its wines. The impressive chateau is the organization’s headquarters. Clos de Vougeot was established as a vineyard by Cistercian monks in the 12th century, then sold off to private owners after the French Revolution. The vineyard is unusual for a Grand Cru in that it includes land that runs down to the main road. The soil is light limestone with sand. Principal landowners are Chateau de la Tour, with 13 acres; Meo-Camuzet, 7.5 acres; Rebourseau, 5.5 acres; Louis Jadot, 5.3 acres; and Leroy, 5 acres.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, Grand Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2016 Chateau de La Tour Clos Vougeot