2016 Red Wine from Vougeot

Wine Spectator, 95 points: A high-toned mix of floral, wild cherry, currant and mint flavors marks this tightly wound style. This is supported by fine-grained oak and similarly refined tannins, yet has the intensity to match, ending in a long...

Wine Spectator, 97 points: Rose, cherry and spice aromas introduce this light-bodied, saturated version. The flavors add wild strawberry, incense and kirsch notes, while remaining persistent on the kaleidoscopic finish. Feels tense now, yet should...

Burghound, 94 points: (91-94) A pungent nose of reduction and wood makes an evaluation of it difficult today. There is both good density and punch to the vibrant big-bodied flavors that offer fine power but not at the expense of a certain...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: Pure black currant, black cherry, violet and iron flavors are the hallmarks of this intense red. Shows balance between the silky texture and stiff spine, which will take a few years to resolve. Ends with an aftertaste...

Burghound, 92 points: (90-92) An exuberantly expressive and spicy nose offers up a lovely mélange of pure red and dark cherry and floral aromas. The sleek, indeed satin-textured middle weight flavors brim with minerality on the super-saline...

Burghound, 90 points: A relatively bright and high-toned nose reflects notes of various red berries, in particular cherry and pomegranate, along with hints of earth and lilac. The supple and round, indeed almost soft mid-palate of the middle...

Vinous, 93 points: The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a backward, almost broody bouquet with pure redcurrant and wild strawberry fruit laced with mineral. This is very well defined but it will clearly need 3 or 4 years. The palate is...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Perfumed and savory, revealing spicy oak, sandalwood, licorice, plum and black cherry aromas and flavors. Distinctive, complex and long, this wine starts out fresh and pure, picking up a mousy note on the finish with air...

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 91 points: Dense and introvert but it’s clear that there is a lot of effort in here. Rather drying finish for now but there is no shortage of fruit. Exhibitionistic but not in a bad way. (17.5/20)

View From The Cellar, 93 points: To the best of my recollections, 2004 was the first vintage of Clos de Vougeot from Domaine Ponsot and this has been an excellent addition to their lineup since that time. The vines for this bottling hail from the top...

Burghound, 94 points: (92-94) An overtly floral nose enjoys added breadth in the form of earthy black cherry and currant aromas that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. Like the Bonnes Mares and Chapelle, the medium weight plus flavors...

Vinous, 95 points: (VN 92-95 points) Healthy dark red. Quite tight and youthfully unforthcoming on the nose, hinting at black cherry and licorice. Then juicy and imploded in the mouth, but showing atypical energy for young Clos Vougeot...