Côte de Nuits & Hautes Côtes de Nuits
Domaine Michel Gros 2016
Nuits Saint Georges
The nose is fruity and offers a racy minerality as well as a very finely tight grain. It reveals notes of cherry, plum and blackberry associated with touches of liquorice stick, nutmeg/spices as well as a very discreet hint of cocoa bean fragments (in the background). The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, a fine suavity, minerality, a good guideline, precision as well as a good definition. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cherry, blackberry and small notes of crunchy plum associated with fine touches of red fruits/crunchy red berries as well as fine hints of liquorice, nutmeg and a very discreet hint of cocoa bean. Good length.
Score : 15.5/20 (90-91/100)
Domaine Michel Gros Les Chaliots 2016
Nuits Saint Georges
The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a very fine richness as well as gourmandize. It reveals notes of fleshy wild strawberry, cherry and small notes of crushed wild cassis associated with fine touches of racy minerality, gray pepper, liquorice as well as a very discreet hint of flowers. The palate is fresh, fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness, suavity, a mineral frame, a fine grain as well as a good structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh/fleshy cherry, fresh/fleshy blackberry and small notes of plum associated with touches of crunchy wild strawberry as well as discreet hints of liquorice, toasted/sweet spices, chocolate and a very discreet hint of zan. Tannins are elegant, fine and structuring.
Score : 16/20 (92/100)
DomaineVigot Fabrice Vieilles vignes 2017
Nuits-St-Georges
The nose is fruity and flowey. It reveals notes of red berries, blackberry and small notes of with violet, rose associated with small touches of wild strawberry as well as discreet hints of liquorice and a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper. The palate is fruity, mineral, fresh, well-balanced, precise, frank, structured and offers a good definition, juiciness, suavity as well as straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/fresh red berries, fresh raspberry and small notes of crunchy cherry associated with fine touches of blackberry, liquorice as well as fine hints of flowers (rose, violet). Tannins are well-built. Good length.
Score : 16/20 (92/100)
Domaine Faiveley
Les Porêts-Saint-Georges 2016
Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1er Cru
The nose is fruity, elegant and offers power, a fine concentration as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of black cherry, wild fruits and small notes of wild raspberry associated with a touch of flowers, balsamic as well as discreet hints of spices, nutmeg, Sichuan pepper and a very discreet hint of cardamom. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, elegant, precise and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful suavity, an acidulous frame, a beautiful finesse, an aerial side, minerality as well as a beautiful and slightly tight structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crunchy/juicy cherry, blackberry and small notes of crunchy/juicy plum associated with touches of small wild fruits as well as discreet hints of lily, toasted, tonka bean and almond. Tannins are elegant. Good length.
Score : 17.25/20 (94-95/100)
Domaine Désertaux-Ferrand Les Saints-Georges 2017
Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1er Cru
The nose is aromatic, structured and offers power, a good structure as well as minerality. It reveals notes of crunchy/fleshy cassis, crunchy/fleshy plum and small notes of red berries, raspberry associated with small touches of violet/bud, liquorice stick as well as a discreet hint of toasted/almond toasted. The palate is fruity, mineral, fresh, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness as well as a mineral frame. on the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cherry, crunchy plum and small notes of crunchy small berries associated with touches of crunchy blue fruits, crunchy fruits as well as hints of flowers/flowers bud and discreet hints of zan/tobacco leaves. There is a very discreet hint of vanilla and chocolate on the persistence.
Score : 15.5+/20 (91/100)
Pierre Naigeon
Les Charmottes 2016,VieillesVignes
Nuits-Saint-Georges
The nose is fruity and offers a small power, a fine fleshiness as well as intensity. It reveals notes of wild plum, cherry and small notes of wild blackberry associated with touches of wild strawberry, violet as well as a hint of lily and discreet hints of Sichuan pepper. The palate is mineral, fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a good suavity, a small tension, straightness, finesse, energy, a good structure as well as a beautiful juicy/fleshy fruit. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, fleshy/juicy raspberry and small notes of juicy/fleshy Quetsche plum associated with small touches of tonka bean, violet as well as discreet hints of lily, mild tobacco and an imperceptible hint of nutmeg (in the background). Tannins are well-built and very discreetly dry. There is an imperceptible hint of underwood, almond and toasted on the persistence.
Score : 16.25+/20 (93/100)
Domaine Faiveley 2016
Nuits-Saint-Georges
The nose is aromatic, elegant, beautifully built/defined and offers intensity as well as a fine complexity. It reveals notes of blackberry, plum and small notes of ripe raspberry associated with touches of cherry, violet, cornflower as well as hints of nutmeg, Cuben pepper and a very discreet hint of Bourbon vanilla (in the background). The palate is fruity, juicy, beautifully well-balanced, well-built and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful suavity, gourmandize, a fine tension/a fine aerial side, a very finely tight structure as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, fleshy plum and small notes of raspberry associated with touches of blackberry, hints of crunchy strawberry, flowers as well as discreet hints of liquorice stick and toasted. Tannins are fine, elegant and structuring. A beautiful wine on the fruit.
Score : 16.25+/20 (93/100)
Domaine de la Poulette Clos des Poulettes 2017
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
The nose is fruity and offers a beautiful finesse and a very fine power (in the background). The wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of black cherry, juicy blackberry and small notes of juicy black berries associated with touches of wild cassis, raspberry and discreet hints of blueberry, rose, a very discreet hint of black pepper, caramelization and an imperceptible hint of chocolate. The palate is juicy, fruity, well-balanced, elegant, beautiful defined, suave, delicate and offers a beautiful minerality, an acidulous frame, a small melodious side, ripe/juicy fruits as well as a beautiful, silky and fleshy matter. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, Quetsche plum and small notes of violet / blueberry, small berries associated with touches of cassis, zan, colas and very discreet hints of caramelization (on the finish). Tannins are fine and well-built. The finish is gourmand. There is an imperceptible hint of toasted almond on the aftertaste.
Score : 17+/20 (94-95/100)
Château de Marsannay Petits Crais 2016
Fixin
The nose is fruity and offers a fine richness, gourmandize as well as beautiful grain very finely tight. It reveals notes of blackberry, ripe cassis and small notes of plum associated with touches of gray pepper, tea as well as hints of cornflower, liquorice stick and fine hints of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, aery and offers a beautiful definition, finesse, gourmandize, a beautiful racy minerality as well as a beautiful fleshy/juicy fruit/finely acidulous. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, raspberry and small notes of cherry associated with touches of plum as well as fine hints of liquorice/colas, cornflower/blue fruits and a discreet hint of vanilla. Tannins are well-built. There is a discreet hint of almond on the aftertaste. Full of gourmandize!
Score : 16/20 (92/100)