Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Clos du Prieure Blanc Monopole - 2022 (750ml)

For the first 680 years of this vineyard’s history, it was tended by the monks of Cîteaux, who planted the Clos de Vougeot and the majority of the neighbouring plots at the start of the 12th century. The Clos du Prieuré, like the rest, was sold off at the end of the 18th century under the French Revolution.
The Clos du Prieuré (priory enclosure) belonged to the Benedictine Priory of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, who owned land in the neighbouring parish of Gilly from the 11th century. As the Abbey of Cîteaux grew, conflicts with Saint-Germain-des-Prés were inevitable. In 1499 Jean de Cirey, Abbot of Cîteaux, after selling off part of the Abbey’s crockery, finally succeeded in paying off the debt to the Parisian Abbey, which was forced to accept some land near Melun in exchange for abandoning its rights at Gilly and Vougeot.

"The 2022 Vougeot Blanc Le Clos de Prieuré has a refined bouquet with much more delineation and tension than the last vintage, offering touches of yellow fruit and light beeswax aromas. The oak here is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with lemon thyme, orange pith and light wild peachy notes. It needs more tension and precision on the finish, otherwise it would have merited a higher score." - Neal Martin Vinous Media