2012 Nuits St Georges Clos de Thorey
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Tasted blind at Flint Wines’ 2007/2012 Nuits Saint-Georges tasting in London. The 2012 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Clos des Thorey from Domaine de la Vougeraie has quite a high-toned bouquet with some noticeable nail varnish scents coming through. The palate is sweet and this bottle felt a little over-extracted. Moderate acidity, some pleasant sweet cassis and crushed strawberry notes, but it feels a little anonymous towards the finish. Previous bottles have showed better. Tasted November 2016.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Impressive out of barrel, the 2012 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Clos des Thorey is beginning to fulfill its potential in bottle. It has a conservative but detailed, forest floor and granite-scented bouquet that opens nicely in the glass, but never fully reveals itself at this early stage. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins, tightly wound red berry fruit interlaced with orange rind and sea salt. I suspect this may clam up for a few years so either commit infanticide...or find a cellar.
A relatively high-toned and markedly cool and airy nose of pure red pinot fruit and floral aromas are laced with hints of the sauvage. There is a racy and intense feel to the delineated and notably mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess really fine depth on the linear and solidly persistent finale. Tasted: Jan 15, 2014. Drink: 2020+
Impressive out of barrel, the 2012 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Clos des Thorey is beginning to fulfill its potential in bottle. It has a conservative but detailed, forest floor and granite-scented bouquet that opens nicely in the glass, but never fully reveals itself at this early stage. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins, tightly wound red berry fruit interlaced with orange rind and sea salt. I suspect this may clam up for a few years so either commit infanticide...or find a cellar. Jun 2015, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.