The 2012 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is more sulky on the nose compared to the Echézeaux, though eventually it unfolds with red plum and cranberry jus, cold stone and scents of fern. The palate is medium-bodied with fine supple tannin, beautifully interwoven new oak. This is a structured Clos Vougeot with strict tannin, quite linear in style with a pinch of spice on the broody, almost introspective finish. This is a cerebral Clos de Vougeot...and there's not too many of those about.