2017 Nuits St Georges Clos des Argillieres
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The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argillières 1er Cru has an elegant bouquet of fine delineation, very pretty and charming and the most pure of the Prémeaux flight. Lovely. The palate is very well balanced with neatly integrated new oak. Bright and vivid, quite Vosne-like in style, this is a very well-crafted and quite sensual Nuits Saint-Georges. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Minerally layers and some ethereal quality on top of Nuits fruit here. Very suave and appetising. Lots of ripe, complex fruit. Doing all sorts of interesting things. (JR)
The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argillières 1er Cru contains around 25 to 30% whole bunch fruit this year (there was none last year, since there was no wine due to devastating frost.) The precise bouquet leans a little more toward black than red fruit and feels wonderfully detailed yet understated. This does not need to show off. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, pitch-perfect acidity, fine structure and quite an insistent grip that suggests it will require longer bottle age than Rion’s other crus. It leaves a lovely tingle on the tongue after the wine has departed. Excellent.