2021 Nuits St Georges Les Damodes
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This site is on the border with Vosne-Romanée, next to Malconsorts and above Boudots, steep and with relatively high altitude, it’s a cool vineyard that winemaker Jérôme Flous feels is benefiting from climate change. The 2022 is one of the most dark-fruited in the line-up this year – layered with black cherry. But while it’s rich, it’s also vibrant, with a framework of savoury, fine tannins, within which the core of fruit pulses with energy, building to a long, mouth-wateringly mineral and saline finish.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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A stunning 2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru with wonderful perfume and silkiness, the considerable power underplayed on the concentrated mid-palate, the finish long and delicately mineral. Spot on balance of fruit and restrained oak. Very long finish. Drink or hold.
The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Damodes 1er Cru showed just a little reduction on the nose. This does not occlude the florality that ekes out with aeration (unsurprising given its location on the Vosne border). The palate is medium-bodied with quite racy tannins, a citrus-fresh Damodes, linear and maybe a little lean towards the finish but persistent in the mouth. Give it a couple of years in bottle.
The 2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes has turned out beautifully, bursting with aromas of plums, cherries, orange zest and spices. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and vibrant, it's pure and precise, with melting tannins and an enveloping core of perfumed fruit.
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.