Nuits St Georges Les Cailles, Domaine Robert Chevillon 2020

Deep and seamless, the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles mingles aromas of cherry and berry fruit with hints of rose petals, orange rind, sweet spices and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, suave and velvety, with terrific concentration, fine tannins and lively acids, it's the most elegant wine in the range.

Rich dark purple, black fruit, a little bit heated, then a rich bright dark fruit on the palate with a slightly fresher finish. This may well make it through, and the fruit shows the class of this excellent vineyard. Judgement a little bit reserved for now, but there may well be a greater upside here.

Moderate wood sets off spicy and very ripe aromas of various dark berries that are not quite as fresh though they are nicely layered. The exceptionally rich medium-bodied flavors possess fine intensity as well as good concentration, indeed the sappy dry extract buffers the equally firm and robust finale. The Chevillon Les Cailles is normally a wine of refinement and grace but the 2020 version is much more robust and powerful than usual.