1995 Clos Vougeot

Medium-to-dark ruby-colored, Laurent's Clos Vougeot displays a beautifully elegant Asian spice and blackberry-scented nose and an extraordinarily velvety-textured, full-bodied, candied fruit-packed flavor profile. Exceedingly well-made and concentrated, it has a superbly long and supple finish. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2012. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42-84-38-22), various American importers.