2018 Nuits St Georges Les Cras
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The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru has quite a heavily reduced nose with a touch of Wellington boot. Don't worry about that - it just needs time. The palate is medium-bodied with blackberry, raspberry and tobacco scents. I think it should pull through with time. Gritty tannins, a fine bead of acidity, quite linear and poised with fine weight on the finish. One of the standouts of the appellation in 2018. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru has a finely detailed, precise bouquet with crushed violets infusing the dark cherry and bilberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a sorbet-fresh opening and very well balanced. A little more new oak remains to be subsumed, but there is a lot of freshness on the finely structured, dark-chocolate-tinged finish. Do not overlook this cuvée.
Offering up a brooding bouquet of blackberries, cassis, forest floor, licorice, dark chocolate and smoked meats, the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Cras is full-bodied, ample and muscular, with a rich chassis of structuring tannins and a powerful profile, though it's succulent and nicely defined, too.
About the producer
Since its rebirth in 2000, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair has quickly become one of the most highly sought-after producers in Vosne-Romanée. The most prized wine from the estate is their monopole Grand Cru La Romanée.