Nuits Chenes Carteaux, Domaine Henri Gouges 2009

**Note: a 1 ha parcel of 55 year old vines and this has only been bottled since 1997; the soil here is a mix of clay and sand plus small stones**
Reduction. This is also quite supple and relatively forward but the middle weight flavors retain good delineation and excellent complexity on the persistent finish. This is presently on the tangy side though I attribute this more to the presence of substantial amounts of gas rather than under ripe phenolics. This should amply reward 10 to 12 years of cellar time.