Michael Schuster | Mid-purple; a densely black-fruit nose, but also just touched by the oxidation; rich, generous, vital, and firmly tannic; an abundance of fruit, and a flavor that is immediately much more "fruit" than "aroma" based; deep, dense and tenacious to taste, an enveloping presence of great depth as well as great reach, very long and very satisfying. There is a clear sense of mass here, but refinement, too, generosity, sinew, but a wonderful overall harmony. Stylistically a sort of "top Pauillac in Burgundy"? This is what great Clos de Vougeot is about, and shows just why parts of the oh-so famous vineyard really do deserve grand cru status. This will need 15 years to harmonize, ideally 20, but then give another two to three decades of pleasure! 2035-55+. | 95-97