2022 Domaine Anne Gros Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru "Le Grand Maupertui"

(Domaine Anne Gros, Le Grand Maupertui, Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, Red) Tasted out of barrel a year ago, the Clos Vougeot 2022 from Anne Gros impressed with its fragrant, high-toned red fruit aromas of cranberry, pomegranate, and red cherries touched with hints of peony and spice. The wine at the time was intensely youthful and dominated by grippy tannins that drew it out to a lingering finish. A year later, the wine is still very primary, but it has picked up weight and the grip of the tannins has loosened somewhat to reveal a lovely, balanced elegance. (Drink between 2028-2055)

Note: from a .93 ha parcel originally planted in 1904. This is also quite spicy and even more aromatically restrained with its fresh nose of earthy red pinot fruit. The denser and even more powerful larger-bodied flavors deliver excellent length on the impressively long and very much built-to-age if decidedly austere finale that flirts with rusticity. This is a classic CV and one that should age accordingly.