Clos de Vougeot, Domaine Parent-Bourgogne 2009

Again, strong reduction renders the nose impossible to evaluate. The cool, pure and powerful big-bodied flavors possess excellent size and weight along with excellent concentration and mid-palate fat that buffers the very firm and mildly rustic tannins on the hugely long finish where touches of minerality and wood surface. This is less youthfully austere than it typically is but this is going to require all of 12 to 15 years to reach full maturity.