Clos Vougeot Forey 2008
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Clos Vougeot Forey 2008
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75 cl
£125.00
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Domaine Forey Père et Fils Clos de Vougeot is a Grand Cru red Burgundy from the Côte de Nuits. The 2008 vintage reflects the estate`s traditional approach, including a long maceration and minimal intervention to preserve the rugged, uncompromising character of the site. The fruit originates from a centrally located plot where the clay content is slightly higher, lending a robust weight and a broader texture to the mid-palate. This wine displays the high-toned acidity and nervous energy characteristic of the 2008 growing season in the northern reaches of the commune. Expect a brooding aromatic profile of dark berries, forest floor and firm, architectural tannins that require extended cellaring.
92 Robert Parker
Purple plum and blackberry, medicinal herbal concentrate and black pepper scent the Forey 2008 Clos Vougeot and combine with underlying roasted game and crushed stone on a palate of formidable density yet persistent primary juiciness. This is another Forey 2008 you seen to require a sharp knife to cut into precisely because the tannins are fitted-together like fine, flexible chain mail. For all of its formidable structure, this conveys a sense of abundant energy, too. I expect one will be best off waiting 5-6 years before tucking into this seriously, and anticipate at least 15 years’ potential.
Regis Forey’s 2008s enjoyed up to a month of skin contact (including cold soaks). He punched down only sparingly at the onset of fermentation – then heated the vats at the tail end in an effort to fatten the wines a bit. They finished malo in mi-summer and were racked twice – the second time in December and into tank – to help clarify them sufficiently so that he would not feel it necessary to filter. Considering how the fruit looked at harvest, Forey says he was amazed by how well his 2007s turned out. That was his view already by the time I first tasted them, coming off of early malos in late winter 2008; and in bottle they preserve the bright fruit that many 07s exhibited early on but which was in so many instances dulled or muddied meantime. As is now routine here, the village wines (and Bourgogne) were rendered almost entirely in demi-muids of varied provenance (including even a smidgeon of American oak) but always, says Forey, “very slowly-toasted, without touching the flame.” This size permits him to utilize 50% new wood, but with less surface contact per volume. It’s hard to argue with the approach, given Forey’s consistent excellence of village-level results.
Importer. Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990
Regis Forey’s 2008s enjoyed up to a month of skin contact (including cold soaks). He punched down only sparingly at the onset of fermentation – then heated the vats at the tail end in an effort to fatten the wines a bit. They finished malo in mi-summer and were racked twice – the second time in December and into tank – to help clarify them sufficiently so that he would not feel it necessary to filter. Considering how the fruit looked at harvest, Forey says he was amazed by how well his 2007s turned out. That was his view already by the time I first tasted them, coming off of early malos in late winter 2008; and in bottle they preserve the bright fruit that many 07s exhibited early on but which was in so many instances dulled or muddied meantime. As is now routine here, the village wines (and Bourgogne) were rendered almost entirely in demi-muids of varied provenance (including even a smidgeon of American oak) but always, says Forey, “very slowly-toasted, without touching the flame.” This size permits him to utilize 50% new wood, but with less surface contact per volume. It’s hard to argue with the approach, given Forey’s consistent excellence of village-level results.
Importer. Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990
91 Vinous
Medium red. Candied cherry, spices, menthol, flowers and cocoa powder on the very fresh nose, along with a whiff of caramel oak. Juicy, energetic and tight, but more brutal in the mouth than the Echezeaux, lacking that wine's finesse. Most impressive today on the very long, palate-staining finish. A distinctly powerful, chewy 2008 but in need of patience. This is a superb collection of 2008s with strong, complex soil character and terrific structure and energy.Stephen Tanzer1st March 2011
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