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Château de la Tour - Clos-Vougeot 2003

Burgundy

Red

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Gault Millau 94/100, RVF 9/10, Burghound 90/100, Guide Hachette 1 Etoile
The scorching 2003 vintage produced wines of great richness, density and completeness, such as this Château de la Tour Clos-Vougeot Grand Cru, with its ripe nose of plum and almost candied blackcurrant. Round, full-bodied and complex on the palate, rich in flavor, with high-quality tannins and a superbly long finish, this wine shows the care taken in ageing and the fine dosage of wood. A lovely 2003, very ripe, with superb balance and freshness. A fine benchmark for the vintage.

Features

Estate

Château de la Tour

Cuvée

Grand Cru

Vintage

2003

Designation

Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils

Harvest

exclusively manual

Breeding

13 months in oak barrels

Tasting & pairing

Eye

garnet-red with purplish highlights

Nose

Its fragrant nose exhales black fruits on a background of spices and woody notes.

Mouth

full-bodied and complex, with well-melted tannins and a very long finish

Serve

decant at 16° C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2008

Apogée

2009

Drink before

2012

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

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Château de la Tour

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Expert opinion

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Domain rated (2012 guide) 6*Stars (Outstanding production)

About the domain :

"Château de la Tour is the only estate to produce wine in the Clos, and the largest owner, with 6 hectares in the upper part of the estate. The château was built in 1890 by the family's ancestors. The current owners are two sisters, Jacqueline Labet and Nicole Delechette, and the estate has been managed since 1986 by Jacqueline's son François. In the '70s and early '80s, wine was of little interest. It took the young François Labet to call on Guy Accad to produce remarkable wines, as in 1987. With Guy Accad gone, the estate continued to progress, with the help of Jean-Pierre Confuron.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (2011 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

"This château is the only one in the Clos de Vougeot, of which he is also the principal owner. The estate began bottling in the 1930s. Having fallen to a low ebb in quality in the 1970s and early 1980s, it rose sharply in quality when the young François Labet called on Guy Accad. Elaborated with the help of Sylvain Pataille from the 2009 vintage, the wine is now at its highest level. The vinification of whole grapes and ageing in partially new barrels produce a wine of the highest quality, on a par with the very best.

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Note and review by M. PIERRE MARIE M. Published on 12/10/2014

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