2015 Red Wine from Vougeot

Wine Spectator, 98 points: Like a distillation of cherry, blueberry and rose aromas and flavors, this is both intense and ethereal, with the aftertaste leaving a haunting elegy of the essence of place. Balanced and continues to unfold in layers on...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2015 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a perfumed, peppermint-tinged bouquet, turning more to cough drop scents with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, offering supple tannin, good balance, smooth texture, well-judged...

Burghound, 95 points: (92-95) Earthy red berry fruit aromas trimmed in a discreet touch of wood spice are laced with earth, forest floor and violet hints. The full-bodied and tautly muscled broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent power and...

Burghound, 93 points: (91-93) This is the first wine to display any appreciable wood influence and even here it's not intrusive and easily allows the ripe but fresh nose of red and dark currant, floral and newly turned earth scents to shine...

Vinous, 93 points: (91-933) Bright medium red. Aromas of redcurrant and spicy oak, plus a whiff of horseradish. Offers excellent texture for Clos Vougeot, with captivating high-toned spicy lift to the flavors of black cherry and pepper. Not...