Clos Vougeot Louis Jadot 2015 (750ML)

"91-93 Points, Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ""The 2015 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru has an expressive nose with red cherry, cranberry and strawberry fruit, a feminine bouquet with neatly integrated new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, quite tensile in the mouth with a slightly pinched, compact finish that should broaden out once it has completed its élevage. This is a respectable grand cru, even if I would not hold it up as one of Jadot's top-tier 2015s."" 12/16"

92+ Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous: "Full medium red. High notes of spices and flowers lift the aromas of cherry and licorice. A distinctly floral, saline style of Clos Vougeot, conveying a juicy quality to its cherry, redcurrant, menthol and mineral flavors. Still rather tightly wound and not yet showing the richness, fleshiness or sweetness of the vintage, this wine may be in the process of shutting down in bottle. Quite precise in the context of its vintage but very closed today, with a medicinal quality that calls for patience. But the tooth-coating tannins are refined and the wine's finishing salty minerality suggests that it will reward extended aging. (Drink between 2026-2038)" 01/18

95 Points, Wine Spectator: "Monolithic today, this seems one-dimensional, displaying elements of ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit, with rose, mineral and spice flavors. Firmly structured and well-proportioned, with a solid grip on the finish. Be patient. Best from 2023 through 2045. 900 cases made, 100 cases imported." 5/18

94 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound: "A reserved and borderline grumpy nose only grudgingly reveals its aromas of notably ripe dark berries, warm earth and discreet wood nuances. There is excellent richness and concentration to the full-bodied and succulent flavors that brim with dry extract while delivering excellent length on the balanced and less youthfully austere finish than usual. With those accolades duly noted, this isn't especially complex today but the underlying material is sufficiently promising that my rating offers the benefit of the doubt that more depth will almost certainly develop over time. (Drink starting 2035)" Issue #70, 04/18

94 Points, Stephen Brooks, Decanter: "This is a glorious vintage, so one expects a lot from a grand cru in 2015. This doesn't disappoint. The perfumed nose displays sweet, ripe, raspberry-coulis aromas; it's intense without being jammy, and some oak is in evidence. There's a fine attack, lean and oaky, very concentrated and backed by tannin and by excellent acidity that gives tension and piquancy. There's no over-ripeness, and the finish is long and focussed, with tannic grip. This is for the long haul. (Drink between 2021-2040)" 11/17