Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Ribeira Sacra opens up in many layers

opens up in many layers

thanks to the abundant citrus

delicate and faintly yeasty on the nose

along with flavors of ripe apricots

The firm tannins and bold structure are mitigated by succulent and ripe black-currant flavors

Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Ribeira Sacra opens up in many layersFresh, 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.