Nuits St Georges, Les Pruliers, 1er Cru, 2022
A wine of chiaroscuro, the light meets the dark as serious, intense flavours are propelled upon a lifted core, power allied to mineral freshness. Across the palate this is sleek and steely, a slighter cousin to Vaucrains perhaps, both sharing a mineral drive with fresh dark fruits and salinity on the finish. This is seriously good, with a long, haunting finish. Not much missing here. Snapping at the heels of the top three vineyards, though sure to be approachable earlier.
critic reviews
The 2022 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers is unusually supple and suave for this site, offering up aromas of dark berries, orange zest, peonies, vine smoke and grilled squab, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety palate with lively acids, sweet tannins and a saline finish.
The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Pruliers 1er Cru offers a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, with background touches of wild mint and menthol, quite ripe and opulent. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent opening. Again, overtly fruit-driven with a sorbet-fresh finish. Maybe it needs a little more finesse and Pinoté to develop in barrel? Give it three or four years.