Philippe Charlopin-Parizot, Clos Vougeot Brut Zero soon giving way to very

soon giving way to very pretty scents of tilled soil

from a very small south-facing plot on slate soils at high altitude—some 820 meters above sea level—that was harvested around one month after the vines from Valtuille

direct and vibrant finish of admirable length

The sugars feel almost caramelised

Philippe Charlopin-Parizot, Clos Vougeot Brut Zero soon giving way to veryAll that can be discerned on what seems to be a very ripe nose are notes of reduction and wood. There is excellent volume to the very rich larger scaled flavors that brim with dry extract that imparts a suave texture as well as buffers the powerful, complex and impressively long finish where notes of rusticity and austerity slowly emerge. This too is very promising.