This monopole vineyard of 2.28ha is picked in three tranches over the space of a week to enhance its complexity. Among the Côte de Nuits' best whites, it's pithy, nuanced and well-structured, with very subtle oak handling, flavours of citrus and gunflint and a long, mouthwatering finish. Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/burgundy/domaine-de-la-vougeraie-vougeot-1er-cru-le-clos-blanc-26011#QM4Xw76yDU5TUREG.99

The Boisset family owns two parcels on the north side of the road leading up to the Clos de Vougeot. Together, they account for 4.83 acres, the vines planted between 1983 and 1996, farmed under biodynamics. This wine spends 18 months in oak barrels, one-third new, taking its bold and exotic fruit in the direction of fresh cream, pistachio and hazelnut. The flavors have the yellow tartness of Buddha’s hand citrus and underripe pineapple, their zingy apple and mineral-tinged acidity tending to the sophisticated richness of the wine. It’s juicy as you breath in, tense as you breath out.

(91-93)The 2017 Vougeot Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot 1er Cru, a monopole of the domaine, certainly has a better bouquet than other Vougeraie whites this year, offering more precise, mineral-driven yellow stone fruit mixed with yellow flowers. The palate is well balanced with quite a rich and generous opening, counterbalanced by a fine thread of acidity and an almost effervescent, orange sorbet finish. Very fine.- NM

92+ There are 13,053 bottles of Domaine de la Vougeraie's superb 2017 Vougeot 1er Cru Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot, representing a modest yield for this emblematic monopole. Opening in the glass with a pretty bouquet of fresh green pear, peach, mandarin oil and petrol, framed by a discreet touch of nutty new oak, the wine is medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a delicate and elegantly tight-knit core of fruit and a long, precise finish. As readers may know, small percentages of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc complement Chardonnay in this cuvée. - William Kelley