2020 Nuits St Georges Les Vaucrains
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The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has a ripe, pure, lifted bouquet with red cherries, blueberry and light violet scents. There's nicely integrated oak, though it doesn't quite deliver the clarity of Faiveley's Les Saint-Georges. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins. It is a little low in acidity, quite fleshy and not complex per se, but it slips down the throat with ease…maybe too much ease! Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
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Aromas of cassis, woodsmoke, wild berries, loamy soil, orange rind and spices introduce the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, a full-bodied, layered and velvety wine that's deep, concentrated and elegantly muscular, with lively acids and rich, powdery structuring tannins. As usual, it's built for the long haul.
The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has the most stylish bouquet: beautifully-defined dark cherry, blueberry and sous-bois scents, the finest mineralité (even more than the Les Saint-Georges this year.) The palate is taut and linear, lots of energy and tension with an almost clinical precision towards the saline finish. Sophisticated and tender. Superb.