The 2012 Clos de Vougeot “Le Musign

The 2012 Clos de Vougeot “Le Musigni” comes from the titular lieu-dit tucked in the top right hand corner behind the chateau as you observe the clos from the RN75. It is ripe and candied on the nose with hints of licorice and star anise joining the dense black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy dry tannins on the entry. It is difficult trying to peer through the opaqueness of the new oak in order to discern the character of the fruit underneath. This is a standoffish Clos de Vougeot at the moment compared to say, the example from cousin Anne or brother Michel. Cellar this for at least seven or eight years.

Bernard gave me a superb boogie-woogie rendition of “Amazing Grace” on his Steinway, one that Jools Holland would be proud of, following my tasting of 2012s His grand piano, parked in a cavernous annex of his renovated cellar, is truly something to behold. There it stands against the craggy, fissured limestone walls that form a jaw-dropping juxtaposition against what appears to be the dance-floor at Studio 54. I’ve been visiting this address ever since I started in the wine trade and Bernard Gros’s style has remained unchanged during that period. These are big wines lavished in new oak – always have been and maybe always will be. I cannot help feeling that the range would be improved without resorting 100% new oak on every single cuvee from the village Vosne-Romanee upwards and I sometimes question the practice of heating the wines to 40 degrees for 24 hours to give rounder tannins. Is that over-egging an already very tasty cake? The wines are occasionally subjugated by the new wood and my experience of mature bottles suggests that they never quite shake it off, although there are Burgundy lovers who appreciate that style, perhaps in Japan where Bernard enjoys a strong following. When you start reaching the grand crus, in particular the Richebourg, only then you can see that the intense fruit is able to carry the wood and fully absorb it, allowing the terroir to show through. Bernard Gros is one of Vosne-Romanee’s most entertaining winemakers. I just hope that in future vintages he’ll just retreat a little from the cooperage so that we can see his propitious vineyards.

結果 (中文) 1:

2012 Clos de 伏"Le Musigni"来自塞在城堡后面的右上角角落里，正如你所观察从 RN75 clos 名义代替 dit。它是成熟、 蜜饯及些许甘草、 八角茴香加入浓密的黑色水果的鼻子上。口感是酒体适中，单宁 grippy 干的条目。它是困难同行通过不透明的新橡木桶以辨别下面果实性状的尝试。这是爱理不理伏旧园比较说，安妮的表弟从示例或哥哥 Michel 一刻。这地窖至少七、 八年。Bernard gave me a superb boogie-woogie rendition of “Amazing Grace” on his Steinway, one that Jools Holland would be proud of, following my tasting of 2012s His grand piano, parked in a cavernous annex of his renovated cellar, is truly something to behold. There it stands against the craggy, fissured limestone walls that form a jaw-dropping juxtaposition against what appears to be the dance-floor at Studio 54. I’ve been visiting this address ever since I started in the wine trade and Bernard Gros’s style has remained unchanged during that period. These are big wines lavished in new oak – always have been and maybe always will be. I cannot help feeling that the range would be improved without resorting 100% new oak on every single cuvee from the village Vosne-Romanee upwards and I sometimes question the practice of heating the wines to 40 degrees for 24 hours to give rounder tannins. Is that over-egging an already very tasty cake? The wines are occasionally subjugated by the new wood and my experience of mature bottles suggests that they never quite shake it off, although there are Burgundy lovers who appreciate that style, perhaps in Japan where Bernard enjoys a strong following. When you start reaching the grand crus, in particular the Richebourg, only then you can see that the intense fruit is able to carry the wood and fully absorb it, allowing the terroir to show through. Bernard Gros is one of Vosne-Romanee’s most entertaining winemakers. I just hope that in future vintages he’ll just retreat a little from the cooperage so that we can see his propitious vineyards.

結果 (中文) 3:

2012 Clos de园“乐musigni”来自名义代替DIT藏在背后的城堡的右上角你观察Clos从rn75。它是用甘草和八角加入浓重的黑色水果的气息鼻子成熟和蜜饯。口感酒体适中，单宁入口grippy干。很难试图通过以新橡木的不透明辨别下面的果实性状。这是一个冷淡的Clos de园目前比较说，例从表弟安妮和哥哥米歇尔。至少七年或八年的地窖。

伯纳德给了我一个极好的爵士乐表演“奇异恩典”在他的施坦威，一，Jools荷兰感到自豪，我对他的钢琴2012S品尝，停在一个海绵附件他的装修的酒窖，真是蔚为壮观。它站在陡峭的石灰岩壁有裂隙，形成一个令人瞠目结舌的对照似乎在Studio 54的舞池。我已经去过这个地址，自从我开始在葡萄酒贸易和伯纳德的风格已经在此期间保持不变。这些都是大的葡萄酒将在新的橡木–一直也许永远都是。我忍不住觉得范围就会没有100%的新橡木桶的每一个葡萄酒从村庄维森罗曼尼上有时我问加热酒40度24小时给圆单宁的实践改进。是在怂恿一个已经非常可口的蛋糕吗？葡萄酒有时被新木和我的经验成熟的瓶子表明他们从来没有动摇过，虽然有勃艮第爱好者欣赏的风格，也许在日本，伯纳德拥有雄厚的下面。当你开始进入大小腿，尤其是李奇伯格，只有你可以看到强烈的水果能把木头和充分吸收，使土壤呈现出来。伯纳德是维森罗曼尼最有趣的酿酒师。我只是希望在未来的年份，他就退一点工钱，我们可以看到他的吉祥的葡萄园。