2012 Nuits St Georges Les Damodes
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Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes has a very fragrant, intoxicating nose thanks to its unbridled purity and delineation. Here is pure pinoté in all its unfettered glory. The palate is very well balanced, perhaps "classic" in style thanks to a touch of leafiness, although there is plenty of substance on the finish with the red fruit interlaced with Earl Grey tea and bay leaf. Lovely wine, just lovely - this surpasses the bottle I tasted a few months ago.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good dark red. Aromas of black cherry and truffley underbrush. Densely packed but rather powerful, showing an almost liqueur-like ripeness to its flavors of red and darker fruits, minerals and licorice. Very bright and energetic but also noticeably oaky in the early going. Finishes with building, wood-influenced tannins and excellent length. In a somewhat tougher style than the more harmonious 2013 version, and in need of patience.
Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes has a very fragrant, intoxicating nose thanks to its unbridled purity and delineation. Here is pure pinote in all its unfettered glory. The palate is very well balanced, perhaps "classic" in style thanks to a touch of leafiness, although there is plenty of substance on the finish with the red fruit interlaced with Earl Grey tea and bay leaf. Lovely wine, just lovely - this surpasses the bottle I tasted a few months ago. Oct 2015, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.