2017 Nuits St Georges Les St Georges
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Served blind alongside Kusuda Pinot Noir 2020 . Both wines had the same mid-garnet colour and both developed considerably in the glass. At first, this was the more impressive wine. Rich, exciting, complete – a wine that finished dry after lots of sweet fruit. (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 1er Cru has a straightforward bouquet of red cherries plus a touch of balsamic, showing fine delineation and intensity. It opens and deepens nicely in the glass, though it requires time to absorb the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and fine acidity, and quite saline and stocky on the broad-shouldered, almost Morey-like finish. Though a tad brutish at the moment, this should improve in bottle. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.
Not nearly as immediately impressive as their Trois Terroirs 2016. There’s unexpected subtlety on the palate, with emerging cranberry and raspberry fruit that will last the distance, but right now it’s a timid creature. (RH)