Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2021
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France / Burgundy
Jadot is the second largest owner within this large and historic Grand Cru. Recent climate change has elevated the stature of the Jadot parcels, with deeper soils capable of retaining moisture and coping with the current annual drought conditions. This is still a wine for aging, with burly tannins and dark fruit and earth flavors, yet in recent years much more elegant and focused.
Harvest Note
The 2021 vintage was memorable for the extreme challenges it posed to growers. The defining event was a hard freeze in April which lasted several days, and the subsequent dramatic reduction in harvest volumes. Added to this were cool and wet summer conditions which required constant vigilance. The delayed harvest eventually yielded tiny volumes of pristine grapes which express a vibrant and energetic purity.
Tasting Note
This wine exhibits dark blue and black fruit cloaked in mossy damp earth nuances. The texture is weighty and dense, with abundant tannins which suggest a long life in the cellar. Once fully integrated this wine blossoms with a broad array of spice, dried flower, candied red fruit and sweet earth notes.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Pinot Noir
APPELLATION: Clos Vougeot Grand Cru AOC
PH: 3.59
ACIDITY: 3.62 g/l
ABV: 13.55%
AGING: 18 months in barrel, 1/3 new oak
Unique Selling Points
- One of the best known references in the Jadot range, with abundant production
- A wine equallly sought by collectors and restaurants as a reference point Grand Cru
- Overall quality has been steadily improving for the past decade
- Typically offered in several bottle formats for the US market
"My aim is to craft enchanting wines that taste of the great diversity of Burgundy."
Frederic Barnier, Winemaker
About the Grape
Pinot Noir
In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.
