Clos de Vougeot 2006 - Seguin Manuel

Clos de Vougeot 2006 in a Chinese restaurant? In snowy cold windy Oslo? Everything is possible. This famous Grand Cru from Burgundy is found in a chic Chinese restaurant close to Frogner stadium where Oscar Mathiesen used to speed skate.
The only problem with this famous appelation is that there are more 100 parcels of this 0,5 square km plot of land with roughly 80 producers who produce roughly 1000 bottles each.
Seguin Manuel has a plot towards the bottom of the Clos (close to RN 74 to Beaune) where the soil has a higher clay content.
The nose was a bit closed with heavier red berries components, but with an astonishing velvety big mouthfilling texture that just went on and on. Fantastic taste and length. Wonderful complexity with firm silky tannins. We were lost for words. And with the crispy duck it was great.

Clos de Vougeot 2006 Grand cru - Seguin-Manuel, Lost for words a must!
Domaine Seguin Manuel - Vins de Bourgogne

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