2015 Nuits St Georges La Charmotte

(30% vendange entier ): Bright, dark red-ruby; beautiful Pinot Noir color. High-pitched scents of blackberry, blueberry and smoke. Subtle, silky and insidious on entry, then a bit reduced in the middle palate, showing spices and a lightly stony character as well as a rather refined texture for village wine. Builds nicely on the back end, with lively dark berry flavors nicely supported by well-managed tannins. Should make a terrific village wine.

(a little seen villages that is situated on the Vosne side just beneath the 1er Bousselots). Reduction. The mouth feel is once again quite fleshy and round and this impression is enhanced by the copious dry extract that buffers the moderately firm, dusty, clean and saline finish that displays sneaky good length. Dec 2016, www.burghound.com

The 2015 Nuits Saint Georges Les Charmois includes 30% whole bunch fruit this year with a light pigeage. It has attractive blackberry and raspberry aromas on the nose, touches of wild hedgerow and briary developing nicely in the glass. The palate is crisp and fresh on the entry with crunchy, almost brittle red berry fruit and fine acidity, although it needs to manifest a little more cohesion towards the finish that just dips before the finish line. Fine, but this could be better after bottling. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com