2005 Nuits St Georges Les Vaucrains
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Lucien Le Moine’s 2005 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Vaucrains offers another instance of distilled black fruit intensity with a liqueur-like palate impression, seamless, creamy richness, yet at the same time bright freshness of fruit. Salty, chalky mineral notes contribute complexity and a faint bit of extraneous woodiness in the long, penetrating finish may or may not prove to represent – like the wine’s hint of residual sugar – merely a passing phase. All in all, this displays remarkable sheer richness, class, and clarity. Importer: Vintus, Pleasantville, NY; tel. (919) 769-3000
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(just finished its malo) Red-ruby. Black fruits, licorice and bitter chocolate on the nose, along with a violety whiff of reduction. Quite tight and subdued, conveying an impression of firm acidity. Rather withdrawn blackberry and blueberry flavors still show a faint malic edge, as well as a leesy nuance. Hard to taste today: am I underrating this? (The densely packed Les Saint-Georges had not yet finished its malo and was impossible to taste; this wine is sure to get an extended elevage