The 2021 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) has turned out very well, exhibiting aromas of sweet cherries, berries, petals and spices, framed by toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's deep and muscular, with fine balance and a penetrating finish. This cuvée is now harvested in two picks, one week or so apart, instead of all in the same day.

The 2021 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a slightly plumper bouquet than its peers, with ripe red cherries, red plums and orange pith, and perhaps just a slight haze of alcohol. The palate is medium-bodied with a sour entry and decent weight. Even though it does not deliver the mineralité or tension of the best wines in this flight, it has a bit of grit, which I appreciate. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.

Cask sample. Pale to mid garnet. Firm, well-integrated nose. Sweet start and quite substantial. I think this would show quite well in a blind tasting with its Clos de Vougeot peers. A trace of dry tannin on the end but that promises well for the future. Firm with a little sour-cherry flavour but quite majestic build – even if it’s not nearly as alluring as the Clos St-Jacques! (JR)