Camille Giroud, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2016 plum and spicy oak

plum and spicy oak

and much more structured and full-bodied than it usually is in other vintages

The grapes finished a slow and steady ripening process over an extended growing season

One of the more backwards

The 1989 Latour shows similarly to the bottle earlier this year

Camille Giroud, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2016 plum and spicy oak(from Petit Maupertui). There is enough reduction to dominate the fruit though it clearly seems ripe. Otherwise there is first rate volume, punch and mid palate density to the muscular flavors that are also quite firmly structured but even so there is less youthful austerity than is typical for Clos de Vougeot. Still, this is definitely going to require at least moderate patience and like the Chambertin, this is excellent as well. (92 95) 2030+