2015 Nuits St Georges Aux Bas de Combes
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Bright red-ruby. Deep, nuanced aromas of black raspberry, coffee, milk chocolate and musky minerality. Not particularly expressive today but shows considerably more shape and mineral refinement than the Vosne-Romanée. With its silky-smooth texture and sound acidity, this wine conveys an attractive balance of richness and vinosity. Nothing fat or heavy about this 2015. Finishes with firm tannins that are nicely supported by the wine's fruit. Tardy noted that none of his 2015s have pHs above 3.5.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2015 Nuits St Georges Vieilles Vignes Bas de Combe has a rip-roaring bouquet with succulent ripe red cherries, bergamot and violet aromas that just soar from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh acidity, nimble on its toes with fleshy dark cherry fruit laced with bay leaf and white pepper, leading to a precise and quite sustained finish. There is a bit of bravura to this 2015 and it comes recommended.
(from 80-year-old vines adjacent to Vosne-Romanée): Moderately saturated dark red. Crushed blackberry and spicy oak scents are lifted by a subtle violet topnote. Full, supple and very ripe, with the high percentage of millerandé grapes giving the wine a creamier texture and silky tannins. Late pungent minerality nicely draws out the finish. This round but fresh wine nicely combines Nuits power and Vosne elegance.