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  • Country ranking ?

    1 080
  • Producer ranking ?

    7
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Château de La Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes: Here the average age is 90 years. These incredibly gnarled, ancient vines, planted just after the Crimean war, produce tiny yields of great intensity. Underpinning innate opulence, there is a ripe, well-integrated structure which will allow the wine to age well.

 

Château de La Tour, established in 1890, is the largest proprietor of Clos de Vougeot. With six hectares of vines, this cove...

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Vintage 2006

2006 VINTAGE in Burgundy

The personality of Burgundy wines makes the difference

A charmer. Such is the epithet most frequently employed when Burgundy's newest vintage is evoked. Nearly two months after the grape harvest, and following a year typified by rather fantastical weather, Burgundy is finally catching its breath. The 2006 vintage, a preoccupying one which never allowed an idle moment, both in the vineyards and in the cellars, exc...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Brick red and Clear

ending

Long

flavors

Blackberry, Raspberry, Licorice, Voluptuous, Smoky and Leather

nose

Open, Complex and Ripe

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Balanced, Mature, Medium-bodied, Firm, Ripe, Dry and Sweet tannins

Verdict

Sophisticated and Impressive

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Origin

Vougeot, Burgundy
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