Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Ribeira Sacra delicate and faintly yeasty on

delicate and faintly yeasty on the nose

along with flavors of ripe apricots

Precise wine

fleshy and vibrant fruit impact

Hard to find St-Julien like this anymore

Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Ribeira Sacra delicate and faintly yeasty onFresh, ripe and beautifully layered aromas of dark berries are laced with ample amounts of newly turned earth and that pungent forest floor character. The old vines are very much in evidence on the wonderfully textured broad shouldered flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while terminating in a dense, powerful and very serious finale.