2012 Vougeot Clos du Prieure

(these millerande vines yielded just 17 hectoliters per hectare in 2012, according to winemaker Vincent, who vinified with 80% whole clusters; there's also some chardonnay planted here; this wine was racked in July): Good bright red. Slightly reduced aromas of strawberry, raspberry, smoke and tobacco. Sweet, sappy and lightly saline, with lovely texture and a touch of noble rusticity to the flavors of red fruits, smoke and underbrush. Tactile, nicely balanced wine with broad tannins and good length.