Nuits St Georges, Les Vaucrains, 1er Cru, 2014
A vineyard of great character that dominates even the strongest of vintage characteristics. In a year such as 2014, where the wines are so open full of fruit and silky textures, the Vaucrains is wonderfully, resolutely, dark brooding and opaque. Deep flavours of black cherry, bramble, loganberry and undergrowth with a strong mineral component. A top notch Nuits built to age. 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
Bright medium red. Very ripe aromas of redcurrant, minerals and damp earth are a bit less fruity and pristine than those of the Saint-Georges. Broad, fat and rich, with building redcurrant and raspberry flavors displaying impressive volume but not quite the energy or precision of the Saint-Georges. Best today on the very long, silky, expanding finish.