Jadot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2012

93-95 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2012 Clos Vougeot is one of the most impressive of the Grand Crus I tasted at Jadot this year. Powerful, rich and layered, the 2012 has more than enough fruit to balance the tannins. Dark red fruit, scorched earth, chalk and iron are all layered into the supple, racy finish. This is a surprisingly finessed Clos Vougeot. Hints of rose petal and mint add lift on the close. There is so much to admire here. Drink: 2022-2042. (Jan 2014)"

93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2012 Clos Vougeot was showing excellent potential at the time of my visit, with a bouquet of red and black cherries, woodsmoke, gamebirds, a complex base of soil, fresh herb tones and a nice framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with nascent complexity, ripe, well-integrated tannins, excellent focus and grip and a very, very long, primary and soil-driven finish. This will be an excellent bottle of Clos Vougeot in a dozen years or so. 2025-2075. (Nov/Dec 2013)"

93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A brooding and almost completely inexpressive nose reveals the barest glimpses of dark berry fruit as it fights with the very prominent toasty wood. The round and very supple big-bodied flavors possess good mid-palate concentration as well as fine size, weight and power before terminating in a velvety, delicious and youthfully austere finish where the wood telegraphed by the nose reappears. This exceptionally primary effort will require long-term cellaring to be at its absolute peak. Note that I would not suggest this as a good candidate to enjoy young as the wood is presently annoying even though the density is such that my rating implicitly assumes that it will eventually be absorbed. Drink: 2030+. (Apr 2015)"

93 points Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): "Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru from Louis Jadot has a lifted, licorice-tinged bouquet with plenty of guts to it. There aromatics do not hold back. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, dense black fruit with a structured finish that does not quite deliver the complexity the aromatics suggest at first, but with aeration, manifests subtle nuances and fine mineralité. This is a great success for winemaker Frédéric Barnier and his team. Drink: 2017-2035. (10/29/15)"