2012 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 1er Cru
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Tasted blind at Flint Wines’ 2007/2012 Nuits Saint-Georges tasting in London. The 2012 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges from Robert Chevillon has a pastille-like purity on the nose with raspberry coulis and cranberry leaf notes, good terroir expression with judicious sous-bois scents emerging with time. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crunchy red berries, matched by a fine seam of acidity, although it's pastille-like finish feels a little more like a New World Pinot Noir than Burgundy! Still, it stays true to the style of the domaine and time will allow it to develop more character. Tasted November 2016.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright red. Raspberry coulis and a note of menthol on the very ripe nose. A seriously rich and powerful village wine: round, sweet and horizontal. Red fruit flavors are complicated by saline notes of earth and smoky underbrush. Finishes long and sappy, but the serious tannins will require cellaring.
Bright, deep red. Explosive aromas of black raspberry, blueberry, espresso, mocha, licorice, minerals and sweet oak. Sappy, dense and fine-grained, with its substantial volume leavened by licorice and violet accents. The saline, classically dry, slowly mounting finish features a whiplash of fruits and minerals that leaves the taste buds quivering. Wonderfully tactile and floral on the aftertaste. This has grand cru energy and class.
Chevillon's 2012 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges is magnificent, but it also is going to need quite a bit of time to fully come together. At times powerful and brooding, while at others much more restrained, the 2012 reveals a totally striking, multi-faceted personality. Layers of dark fruit, smoke, tar and spices take shape in the glass, but even with all of its intensity, the 2012 is never over the top. What a gorgeous wine this is.