2010 Nuits St Georges Les Pruliers

Pale ruby. Very firm and pointu and racy and intense. Expensive! But good wine. (JR)

The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Les Pruliers is sweet, floral and intensely perfumed. It shows lovely mid-palate pliancy and a sensual personality. At present the Pruliers comes across as quite open and accessible, suggesting it may drink well right out of the gate. Grivot describes this parcel as naturally vigorous and added that he likes to pick on the late side here. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. ||I was blown away by the wines I tasted with Etienne Grivot on what turned out to be one of the most thrilling visits of my fall trip. Readers should do whatever they can to latch onto a few bottles of these exquisite Burgundies. Grivot talked about a roller coaster vintage which was saved by 3-4 days of good weather. The estate lost fruit from 3,000 plants and yields were down 40% across the board because of the poor weather during the flowering. The most dramatic proof of the loss in production was seeing some of rooms in the cellar with far fewer barrels than is the norm. The domaine’s 2009s are equally exciting. I will have notes on those wines in the April issue. Wine Advocate.February, 2012