2020 Nuits St Georges Les Vaucrains
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The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has a much fresher nose than some of its peers. There's more red fruit in the mix than black and less heat. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, quite fresh again. I wonder if there is some added acidity or more limestone soil? It doesn't quite bind as well as I would have liked on the finish. It's not bad, though the nose promised more. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Dry and savoury and even more backward than the Pruliers 2020. (JR)
The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru is a ripe and precocious nose that is not as sweet as the Clos des Porrets, yet still there is a bit of heat here. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, quite structured and grippy. It seems to tighten up towads the finish that just needs a little more flesh and red fruit.