When I initially opened this, I was quite disappointed, as I thought this didn't show very much. Air certainly helped. The nose was gorgeous, with beautiful red fruit and florals, and just the right amount of earthy funk in the background. The palate seems a little coarse from the tannins (they are super young), and the fruit is still quite primary, believe it or not. In fact, the secondary characteristics are taking a backseat here. As far as Clos Vougeot goes (it's one of the dirtiest-tasting vineyards to me), I found this to be an outstanding and mercifully clean example.

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