2014 Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot

Bright red-ruby Classic Clos de Vougeot aromas of dark cherry, licorice and minerals Concentrated, spicy and sweet; surprisingly pliant in the middle palate for the cru and for the vintage but with lovely inner-mouth energy too The dark fruit flavors are complicated by an element of saline minerality Not as austere as I would have expected but still in a rather masculine style and finishing with plenty of tannic clout This deep, vigorous wine offers lovely lingering perfume My score may prove to be unnecessarily conservative but this wine needs extended aging. 92+ points 15 years to reach its apogee. 93-95 points

One of the better wines produced from the lower part of the Clos, which can get a little too wet at times, this is a firm, well structured Grand Cru that always ages well in bottle. Intense black fruits, plenty of oak and chunky tannins suggest that this needs bottle age. Drink 2018-28. 95 points