| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Nuits > Nuits-Saint Georges |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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The new addition in Monsieur Cheurlin's lineup is absolutely superb in 2013. The wine
was raised in fifty percent new wood this year, just like the Petits Monts and Boudot and offers
up a superb and black fruity bouquet of dark berries, cassis, espresso, dark soil tones, incipient
notes of venison, woodsmoke, fresh thyme and a fine framing of spicy new oak. On the palate
the wine is pure, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with fine focus and balance, ripe tannins
and a very, very long and soil-driven finish. Outstanding juice! 2021-2055+.
This is also quite firmly reduced and unreadable on the nose. There is by contrast a lovely sense of freshness and underlying tension to the generously proportioned and mineral-inflected flavors that also possess an impressive amount of dry extract, all wrapped in a powerful and balanced finish that delivers excellent depth and length. Drink: 2021+
Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Cras has a slightly reduced bouquet with sultry red fruit, touches of strawberry pastille developing with aeration but not quite taking off. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, well integrated oak and an attractive grainy texture. There is impressive presence here, rather than weight, a touch of spiciness towards the sappy finish completing a very fine Nuits Saint Georges, albeit one that needs 4-5 years in the cellar. Tasted September 2016
