Domaine Bertagna, Vougeot Premier Cru, Clos de la Perriere

David's 1999 Côtes de Nuits 1er Cru, Village by Village Horizontal (Lorne Restaurant, London) : Plum and mulled spice nose, later some blueberries a spot of polish and some cranberry juice tartness. Palate compact but not as drying as some. Later some sweet cherry comes through. Good effort by 4th favourite of the night.

David’s 1999 Cote de Nuits (Lorne, London) : Bright mid ruby. Nicely mellow., soft and rounded. A little more line with some air. A savoury edge for some interest. Quite harmonious. Very decent. ***1/2

good drink, semi-modern, black cherries, quite fresh. drink now or keep for another 1-2 years.

Leiden tasting February 2010 : Spicy, earthy nose with red fruit. Taste very smooth, silky, full with fruit and spices.

I'd hold off for another 3 years or so, but drinking well, with a bouquet of cinnamon red hots mixed with cherry and spice, this is medium bodied on the palate and more elegant and lithe than anything I've had from Vougeot before.

nose: soft and nuanced nose of brown spices, dark red cherries, earth tones, bits of dark florals and a nice touch of cinnamon spices to boot. excellent depth and expression on the nose as it comes off as a mini-clos vougeot taste: really good tannins and medium+ acidity still persist. Well balanced tones of star anise, brown spices, dark red cherries, and dark berry tones. overall: like a mini-clos vougeot right now. This needs a good 5 years to fully …

Dark blue-ish red colour. Quite oaky on the nose with nice black berry tones and an underlying cherry scent. Large bodied with excellent structure and a nice, ripe, sweet core of fruit. Good, smooth aftertaste with chocolate flavourr. Very nice.