JEAN-MARC MILLOT Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Grand Maupertui 2011 Bottle

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Burghound’s 2011 Vintage notes: Just as he did in 2010, the self-effacing and laconic Jean-Marc Millot told me that 2011 was a “difficult vintage. While we had slightly better yields in 2011, the growing season itself required constant vigilance as the conditions always seemed perfect for one form of disease or another. We began picking on the 3rd of September and brought in ripe fruit that required some sorting but it was manageable. Potential alcohols were not exceptional but they were respectable at between 11.5 and 12.5%. I did my normal vinification which is to say soft extraction with roughly 12 days of total cuvaison. As to the wines, I like them a lot because they’re very pure, do a good job of reflecting the underlying terroirs and should also have that relatively rare ability to drink well both young and old.” For readers that are not familiar with the Millot style, it’s lighter but wonderfully pure, precise and elegant but note well that he creates wines that pack plenty of flavor authority. Tasting Notes: Bouquet: dark chocolate and meaty. Palate: expansive and four-square with characteristic grip on finish.