Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Avignonesi Expertly-made top-notch red

Expertly-made top-notch red

Full bodied with a deep mineral core and flavors of juicy pear and lemon

Clos du Roy

Pale straw yellow in color with an attractive aroma of citrus

It is a juicy wine that is still young

Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2020 Avignonesi Expertly-made top-notch redFresh, 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.