The 2011 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru has a candied bouquet with touches of orange zest, more red-fruit character and incense that is very refined. The palate is well-balanced with fine earthy finish that lingers long in the mouth. Like the 2012, it is here that Domaine d’Eugenie really excels. Importer: Country Vintners (US) and Berry Brother & Rudd (UK)

A brooding and very reserved but highly complex nose features notes of dried flowers, kirsch, plum and plenty of pungent earth. The highly textured, intense and concentrated big-bodied flavors also exhibit the same very fine tannins as the rest of the range with a hugely long finish that is less austere than is typical. This well-balanced effort should amply reward mid to even longer-term cellaring though 12 to 15 years should see it at its best. Drink: 2026+
-Allen Meadows, bughound.com issue 53. Tasted: Jan 15, 2014