2023, Domaine A. -F. Gros, CLOS VOUGEOT, Grand CruSecond vintage from a family exchange, the vines are located in the Musigni (at the top just below Musigny) and Garenne sectors. Mathias Parent and his sister Caroline have produced a marvellous, complex Clos de Vougeot. Although the colour is deceptively light, there are pronounced aromas of blackberry fruit accented with peony, peppery spice, and a savoury, smoky underpinning. The texture is structured and firm, but not overly so, and the wine

its textural attack segues into an unctuous core of fruit

but this year leans more to the Right Bank despite a slightly lower contribution of Cabernet Sauvignon

around 30% from the upper reaches of the vineyard

despite some evident minerality and the fact that the cabernet sauvignon component here actually had a slightly higher pH than the merlot

even seductive

A super-confident

today with Marco Balsimelli director

This is another cuvée that is leaps and bounds superior to the 2021 and it should age with style in bottle

Lovely and very La Platière in character

The 2018 L'Évangile is flamboyant

Quite dark

37ha estate on the north part of the plateau