1985 Clos Vougeot
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Score 96/100 · Drink 2016-2030, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Jan 2017
Tasted at the Domaine Engel tasting in London, the 1985 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru was a brilliant mature Burgundy at its peak. It has a fragrant and disarmingly pure bouquet with red plum, orange rind, minerals and rose petal aromas that almost "swarm" towards you. The palate is very well structured with black rather than red fruit infused with subtle marmalade and sour cherry notes. It is blessed with palpable mineralité, the terroir coming through uninhibited. What a fabulous mature Clos Vougeot from the late Philippe Engel, about as good as this medieval grand cru gets. À point. Tasted October 2016.
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94/100
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96
96/100
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
91
91/100
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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91 points
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Score 91/100 · Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy, Oct 2016
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Rene Engel
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