Good bright, deep red. Compelling perfume of black cherry, violet, minerals, menthol and mint. Big, rich and sweet, with terrific sappy depth to its dark berry, maraschino cherry and brown sugar flavors. This very ripe, explosive wine really broadens out toward the back and saturates the entire palate. Like the Ruchottes, this wine will need a good decade of cellaring. The Mugneret sisters have made a stunning set of 2009s, no surprise as they have a track record for making vibrant, structured, long-lived wines in even the hot years. For her part, Marie-Christine Mugneret described 2009 as "an easy, agreeable year in the vines and in the cellar."

The 2009 Clos de Vougeot is simply fabulous in this vintage. Sweet, open aromatics meld into an expressive core of red fruit. Floral, spices notes appear later, adding further complexity. In 2009 the Clos de Vougeot is particularly sexy. The long, elegant finish rounds things out in style. This is another fabulous wine from Mugneret-Gibourg.