Domaine Jean Grivot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2018

Wine & Spirits : 95 Points

(6/2021) Gaston Grivot acquired 4.6 acres of Clos de Vougeot in 1919, his parcel reaching from the middle of the vineyard down to the lower wall. Mathilde Grivot, his great-granddaughter, made this 2018, having taken over from her parents the year before. If this wine is any indication of her talents as a vigneron, she is a young Burgundian to watch. The fruit has an earthy complexity that resonates like atonal church music, or, in fruit terms, sour cherries, ripe cherry tomatoes and fleshy black cherries layered without sweetness. It is tense, even as it is plump and delicious. Hard to resist.

Burghound : 94 Points

(1/10/2021) A beautifully layered nose reluctantly offers up a pretty if brooding array of plum, spice, game, earth and soft oak nuances. The supple yet punchy and overtly powerful broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent density while delivering first-rate persistence on the sappy finish that really firms up as it sits on the palate. Impressive, ageworthy and a bit less austere at this early stage than usual. Drink: 2036+.

Decanter : 96 Points

(10/18/2019) The Grivot family's parcel of Clos de Vougeot covers a pretty substantial 1.86ha and runs from the bottom of the Grand Cru up to the Chateau de la Tour on mixed soils. Matured in 30% new wood, it's a fine, elegant, textured rendition of the terroir with impressive zip and palate length, silky tannins and a hint of ageworthy noble reduction. Drinking Window 2026 - 2036.