Hudelot Noellat - Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2017 (3L)

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Hudelot Noellat Description

Containing the largest Grand Cru in all of the Côte d’Or, Vougeot, the village, takes its name from the small stream flowing through it, called Vouge. Over three quarters of the village retains Grand Cru status, and a single vineyard at that: Clos de Vougeot (or simply, Clos Vougeot). Its mass—over 50 ha—retains the single name chiefly for historic reasons.

But today, Clos de Vougeot contains over 80 owners and shows significant soil and slope variations within its boundaries. The top, bordering Musigny and Grands Echezeaux, is calcareous and gravelly on oolitic limestone and exhibits wonderful drainage. The middle sections are limestone, gravel and clay with less of a slope. The lower part has little slant and is mostly made of clay. Historically the diverse parcels were blended but today the abundance of owners means that everyone has his own style. Exploring and understanding them is part of the allure of Clos de Vougeot.

In general a fine Clos de Vougeot when young will be dense and dark but juicy, with a pronounced austerity, and needs a good ten years to bring it to its full potential.

Decanter: 96 Points

A View from the Cellar: 94 Points

The 2017 Clos Vougeot from Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat is a superb wine in the making. The bouquet is deep, sappy and properly reserved in personality, offering up a fine blend of plums, red and black cherries, gamebird, dark chocolate, a beautifully complex base of soil, woodsmoke and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and deep at the core, with fine soil signature, ripe tannins and a long, tangy and nascently complex finish. Charles van Canneyt makes one of the very top examples of Clos Vougeot and his 2017 is going to be an outstanding bottle in the fullness of time. (Drink between 2028-2085)