90-93, Allen Meadows, Burghound. Tasted: Jan 10, 2024. Tasting note: Ripe and pretty aromas include those of red and dark currant with background whiffs of earth and forest floor. There is fine volume to the caressing yet powerful and palate soaking medium-bodied flavors that firm up noticeably on the dusty, moderately austere and impressively persistent finale. This well-made effort will need at least some forbearance as it's pretty compact at present. Drink: 2032+
Wine Safari Score: 92-93+/100 Greg Sherwood MW. A blend of two very small 1er Cru vineyards Aux Murgers and Vignerondes makes for a very attractive wine packed with dark berry fruits, bramble berry spice, black plum and graphite minerality. The palate is cool, dense and creamy with a pinpoint precise texture soaking up the 50% new oak, supple drying mineral tannins and a beautifully harmonious finish. Normally not easy to find but a real ‘must-buy’ if you do. Delicious.
90-92, Neal Martin, November 2023. The usual blend of Aux Murgers and Vignerondes, the 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges ler Cru is aged in 50% new oak. It offers slightly confit-like red fruit, violets and potpourri aromas that gradually build momentum in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, quite understated in many ways, and arguably needs a little more grip and density on the finish. Yet that might have compromised its balance and charm. Give it a couple of years in bottle. Drinking Window: 2027 - 2040
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