2016 Nuits St Georges La Richemone Ultra
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(just four barrels made; no frost here): Bright, dark red with ruby highlights. Sexy aromas of dark cherry, briary forest berries, Oriental spices, hawthorn and black pepper. Penetrating, firmly built wine with lovely inner-mouth tension and a distinctly savory quality to its flavors of berries, stone and rare steak. A bit sweeter than the Beaux Monts but still quite classic and dry. My only question mark here is whether this wine has sufficient flesh to blossom in the cellar.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2016 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru La Richemone Vieilles Vignes "Cuvée Ultra" has a mineral-driven bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit suffused with flinty, slate-like scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannin, a fine line of acidity, fresh from the start but maintaining impressive elegance and poise right to the finish. This has great potential and it should age well for a couple of decades.