2015 Nuits St Georges Les Cras
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Tasting notes
The 2015 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru has a comparatively exotic bouquet of red fruit infused with figs and dates; hints of maraschino cherries emerge with aeration, along with some unwanted acetone notes. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, fleshy red berry fruit laced with marmalade and light brown spice notes. The finish is just a tad drier than I was hoping for after the nose. This is a vexing showing, although Maxime Chuerlin's Les Beaux Monts is much better. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
Bright purplish crimson. Fine-boned perfume. Masses of fruit and splendour on the palate. Opens out like a peacock’s tail on the end. Very precise yet chock-full of fruit and impact. So winning you could drink this straight away. But it would be a shame as it’s still relatively raw and unformed. (JR)
(control of these 50+-year-old vines reverted back to Domaine Georges Noëllat in 2013; finished its malo very late): Dark red with ruby tones. Pungent but reduced aromas of black cherry and minerals. Dense, creamy and deep in the middle palate, with the sweet dark raspberry fruit given punch by the wine's underlying rocky minerality. A wine of impressive structure, this is almost tough in the early going. But the tannins are ripe and integrated, allowing the slightly medicinal finishing flavors of black cherry and minerals to expand and linger on the aftertaste. A lovely showing.
About the producer
Domaine Georges Noëllat, based in the village of Vosne-Romanée is today run by Maxime Cheurlin. Cheurlin took over the domaine in 2010 – aged just 20 – and has since transformed its reputation as one of the finest Burgundy wine producers.