Nuits St Georges, Les Vaucrains, 1er Cru, 2019

Name: Nuits St Georges, Les Vaucrains, 1er Cru
Brand: Robert Chevillon
Price: 598.33 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

A more brooding, complex wine that needs time to unfurl, but clearly a Pinot of great pedigree and class. Rippling red and black fruits vie with notes of lavender and camphor on the nose while notes of wood spice, brioche and currants emerge on the palate; one that is marked by its power and concentration. The tannins take on a crushed stone feel and the finish is compact and dense at this moment. It feels as if everything is in reserve with a sense of coiled energy and “minerality” dominating this masculine, intense Nuits St Georges. One of the great vineyards of Nuits that often rivals Les St Georges, above which it sits directly, albeit in a more brooding and muscular style.

critic reviews

93-95/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains opens in the glass with notes of plums, dark berry fruit and cassis mingled with aromas of espresso roast, dark chocolate, rich soil tones and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and muscular, it's built around chalky tannins and lively acids. As usual, this is the most overtly built for the long haul of all Chevillon's wines, and it will require the most patience.

date of review 01/2021

93-95/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2019 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru, which was the final Premier Cru poured by Chevillon, has a very harmonious, feminine bouquet of pure morello cherry mixed with blueberry and crushed limestone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, demonstrating a little more linearity than the Les Saint-Georges, though there is a tad more oak to be subsumed on the finish at the moment. Still, this typifies the quality of Vaucrains and it should age well over the next 20–25 years.

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date of review 12/2020