Vougeot Premier Cru 'Les Petits Vougeots', Edouard Delaunay 2019

Les Petits Vougeots sits just outside the walls of Clos de Vougeot — close enough to share the same Burgundian heartland, different enough to fly a little under the radar. That's the appeal. Edouard Delaunay, the négociant house relaunched in 2010 with a fresh eye and genuine ambition, has made something here that feels true to the commune: refined, earthy, and quietly serious. The 2019 vintage gave growers ripe, generous fruit with real structural backbone, and this premier cru wears that warmth without losing its composure. On the palate it's all precision and poise — red cherry, dried rose petal, a whisper of forest floor, and tannins that feel like they were spun rather than pressed. Open it with something worth the occasion.