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Copious wood influence all but drowns out the menthol and plum liqueur aromas. This is a big wine with exceptional richness, concentration and muscle where superb mid-palate density helps to persuade that the wood has a reasonably good chance of being successfully integrated over time. This isn't quite as complex as the Clos de Vougeot but it is every bit as long. My range offers the benefit of the doubt that the wood will not be an issue as this ages.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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(100% vendange entier; vinied in a wood vat): Deep red-ruby. Musky dark raspberry, mocha, pepper and herbs on the nose. Creamy-sweet and plush in the mouth, with deep avors of blueberry and Belgian dark chocolate dominating. Prost insists that this wine is dry, but notes that it nished its alcoholic fermentation in barrels, which gave it more glycerol. One of three of the barrels was new but only for the rst three months.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.