2019 VOUGEOT 1er Cru Les Petit Vougeots Domaine Christian Clerget, Lea & Sandeman

VOUGEOT

2020 1er Cru Les Petits Vougeots Domaine Christian Clerget

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
Other Certified Organic
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Nuits
Village Vougeot
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 14%
Vineyard Les Petits Vougeots

This is on SO4 rootstocks, and the vines are now 40 years old, and they seem to perform well in dry weather, says Justine. They have tried everything to control the yields here, and this year hit on the idea of simply snipping off the bottom half of each bunch very early on. The result is spectacular. Really very immediate - richly expressive and open. Concentrated fruit with wild hedgerow berries, and the same intensity and length as in the other cuvées. Drinking range: 2028 - 2045 L&S (Nov 2021)


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An elegant, pure and airy nose freely expresses the blend of red and dark berries, violet, lavender and rose petal. A touch of earth can be found on the delicious and bright middle weight flavors that exude an appealing minerality on the sappy finish that tightens up noticeably. This understated effort is lovely. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)

Clear crisp full purple. Some reduction here which is apparently typical of their Petits Vougeots at the end of elevage. Deep red fruit beginning to push up, plums and raspberries. A little spice, a little pepper, a lot of fruit. Just inside the upper limits of ripeness. Very long finish here. An attractive wine once the reduction has blown off. Tasted: December 2021 Rating: 90-93 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Jan 2022)

Domaine Christian Clerget

A domaine of 6 hectares, with 8 appellations, run by Christian, Isabelle and their daughter Justine Clerget from their house in the northern end of the little village of Vougeot, which is really in the commune of Chambolle. They have been organic (certified) since 2017, Justine having insisted on it when she joined them, but it sounds as though she was pushing at an open door, because Christian is entirely committed to this approach and clearly believes that good wine starts with the vines.

At harvest the grapes are picked into small cases for the short trip to the winery which really is right in the middle of their holdings. They adapt to the vintage conditions, so that they did 2 pigeages in total in 2019, whereas in 2017, they did one a day throughout the fermentation. In 2018 they did some whole bunch fermentation, but reverted to their normal complete destemming in 2019. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation Christian decants into tank, allows the wine to settle for ten days, then puts the wines into barrel where they stay without racking until bottling. They are using about 30% new wood on the villages and 40% on the Chambolle Charmes and the Échézeaux, and the wines say in barrel for a long élevage of 18-20 months.

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Morey Saint Denis Blanc 'les Crais'

Morey Saint Denis 0.20 ha

Chambolle Musigny 2 ha (in Les Athets, Les Babillères, Les Herbues, Les Nazoires, Les Bussières, Les Croix, Les Condemennes)

Vosne Romanée les Violettes 0.37 ha

Vougeot 1er Cru les Petits Vougeots 0.46 ha

Chambolle Musigny 1er cru les Charmes 1.01 ha

Échézeaux Grand Cru 1.09 ha (in 'en Orveaux')

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