The 2018 Vougeot 1er Cru Les Cras returns to the range after replanting in 2013, offering up aromas of cherries, spices, dried herbs and toasty new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, lively and youthfully firm, with a crunchy core of fruit and chalky tannins.

The 2010 Vougeot Les Cras is a gorgeous, mid-weight wine laced with sweet red cherries, mint and crushed rocks. This is a decidedly focused, energetic wine with notable tension and wiriness. Saline notes mark the clean, bracing finish. Vincent notes that there was a high incidence of shot berries in this parcel. The Cras was made with 50% whole bunches. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. This is stunning set of wines from Pierre Vincent and Domaine de la Vougeraie. It is impossible to miss the attention to detail at this impeccably run domaine. No expense is spared. It takes 80 people to work the vineyards during harvest and another 20 in the cellar to take it from there. Production in 2010 was of course down significantly as it was everywhere else. Yields came in at 24 hectoliters per hectare for the Pinot and 29 for the Chardonnay. Vincent used between 30-80% whole bunches, depending on the wine. Readers who want to learn more might want to check out my video interview with Pierre Vincent on www.erobertparker.com. I will report on the domaine’s 2009s in the April issue. For now let me just say the 2009 Musigny is one of the wines of the vintage. Importer: Boisset Family Estates, St. Helena, CA; tel. (800) 878-1123 1

The 2009 Vougeot les Cras is another wine that has begun to close in on itself. Sweet red berries, flowers and spices emerge gradually from this mid-weight, slightly fleeting wine. The use of 50% whole clusters comes through in the wine’s expressive bouquet and gracious, medium-bodied structure. There is an awful lot to like. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2029. Importer: Boisset Family Estates, St. Helena, CA; tel. (800) 878-1123

Floral aromas. Red cherry palate; bright, light and engaging. A straight, pure and energetic wine, which is well defined and lifts to a high-toned, mineral finish.