Denis Mortet, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2018 (87-90)/2008+

(87-90)/2008+

The palate is unctuous in the mouth that is probably going to be sugar-coated for the next year or two

That same fact is true of the mouthfeel

which is surprising at close to 20 years of age

fleshy and ripe but missing the complexity of its peers

Denis Mortet, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2018 (87-90)/2008+(from a . 32 ha parcel of vines just below those of Chteau de la Tour in the lower middle of the slope; 30% whole clusters and 80% new wood). Noticeable wood fights a bit with the very earthy mix of upper and lower register aromas that include red currant, raspberry, violet, plum and a whiff of the sauvage. The mid palate of the larger scaled flavors is supple and not especially dense though the austere finale tightens up substantially. Like the