CHATEAU DE LA TOUR CLOS-VOUGEOT GRAND CRU 2008

Allen Meadows from Burghound.com, “the ultimate Burgundy reference” rated this wine 93pts:

“A relatively elegant and refined nose offers up aromas of pungent earth and spice-infused wild red currant aromas that are followed by rich, full and very serious tautly muscled flavors are admirably concentrated and brimming with dry extract that largely, if not completely, buffers the firm tannic spine on the wonderfully persistent and mouth coating finish where a touch of wood surfaces.

This is also a bit less youthfully austere than it usually is though plenty of cellar time will still be required.”

Available in standard, magnum and double magnum formats; Drink 2013 +

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The Producer Francois Labet says it reminds him of “1996 because it has the same cool fruit, elegant tannins and racy acidity. But just as it was necessary in 1996, you had to wait to pick in 2008 as well. We did not begin picking until the 2nd of October and it was necessary to do a huge amount of very rigorous sorting.

We probably threw out on the order of 40% but what we kept was very ripe and completely clean. I used 100% whole clusters in the fermentation which you can’t successfully do if your stems aren’t ripe and clean. I like the vintage and believe that it will surprise a lot of people in the years to come.”

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