2010 Nuits St Georges Les Proces
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Moderately saturated medium red. Oaky aromas of redcurrant, smoke and tobacco. Tactile, saline and a bit youthfully clenched, with the wine's oak element currently suppressing its sweetness of fruit. The savory, slightly dry finish shows plenty of wood tannins.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Les Proces (from tank) is a fat, juicy wine endowed with terrific depth and plumpness in its fruit. The structure of Nuits comes through on the powerful finish, but ultimately this remains a fairly generous 2010 at this young stage. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022. This is an impressive showing from Drouhin. In my view the 2010s are more interesting and transparent than the 2009s. Veronique Drouhin describes 2010 as a vintage with long-term aging potential, which certainly seems to be the case. Some of the wines were vinified with a portion of whole clusters, including the Corton-Bressandes, Petits-Monts, Charmes and Musigny. Importer: Dreyfus Ashby & Co., New York, NY; tel. (212) 818-0770
Good dark red with ruby tones. Reduced and rather oaky on the nose, with moderate lift to its black fruit aromas. Then sweet and creamy in the mouth, but with firm acidity giving shape to the black raspberry fruit. Distinctly more structured than the Gevrey villages , but the wine's tannins and acids have not yet come into harmony. Best today on the chewy, rather gripping finish, which features dark chocolate and saline elements and building minerality.
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.