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Red Wine: 1988 | Château de La Tour | Clos de Vougeot

Expect to find complex aromas and flavours of red and black fruits, such as cherries and blackberries, along with earthy, mushroom, and forest floor notes.

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Producer: Château de La Tour

Ratings: WA | 90  BH | 90

Vintage: 1988

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Detailed Description

Expect to find complex aromas and flavours of red and black fruits, such as cherries and blackberries, along with earthy, mushroom, and forest floor notes.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: In 1988, Pierre Labet produced two cuvées of Clos Vougeot. The one you are most likely to encounter in the export markets, the Clos Vougeot, is made from a blend of 25- and 40-year-old vines. It has a splendid deep ruby color, a huge bouquet of jammy, raspberry, and cherry fruit, medium to full body, a judicious touch of toasty new oak, and a long finish.

• Burghound: While still retaining some youthful austerity, the wine offers lovely complexity followed by structured flavors with an acceptably long finish.

Producer InformationChâteau de La Tour is a wine producer and building located within the walls of the famed Clos de Vougeot in the Vougeot appellation of Burgundy's Côte de Nuits subregion. It is the largest landholder in the famously fragmented Pinot Noir clos, owning nearly 11 percent of the land therein. It is also the only other major building – aside from the famous Château du Clos de Vougeot – within the walls. The estate's holdings total just under 5.5 hectares (13 acres) in plots on the middle and upper slopes of the clos. Château de la Tour's best parcel is planted to vines that are more than 100 years old, and are the source for the Cuvée Vieilles Vignes as well as the Cuvée Hommage Jean Morin wines – the latter named after owner François Labet's grandfather. The château itself was built in 1890, and today serves as the winery for both Chateau de la Tour and Domaine Pierre Labet wines. The grapes are whole-bunch fermented and then matured in French oak barrels for 16-18 months. The proportion of new oak depends on the cuvée – 50 percent for the regular Clos Vougeot cuvée and 100 percent for the Vieilles Vignes and Cuvée Hommage Jean Morin wines. Château de La Tour's top cuvée, Hommage Jean Morin, is produced only in exceptional vintages from the estate's oldest vines, and only from the first bunch on the first shoot of each vine. It was first produced in 2010 and is made in tiny quantities – usually no more than two barrels. The domaine is owned by the Labet and Déchelette families and has been managed by François Labet since 1984.

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