Domaine Hudelot-Noellat Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 750ml

Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat has become one of Burgundy's rising stars under Charles Van Canneyt, and Decanter counts his Clos Vougeot among the best renditions of this storied grand cru. Spring frost slashed 2016 yields here to around 20 hectoliters per hectare, concentrating the Pinot Noir. John Gilman called it "a simply brilliant bottle of young Clos Vougeot," with a deep, pure, sappy bouquet of red and black cherries. Decanter added smoked meat, black tea, spice and black fruit on a full-bodied, rich palate, and Wine Advocate noted surprising mineral definition. Approaching its window now, it should drink beautifully through 2040.