Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Bousselots

Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges BousselotsThe freshest nose to this point with an earthy extract of red and black cherry and pinot fruit aromas that introduce edgy and firmly if not aggressively structured medium full flavors that are quite complex and this finishes with a noticeably dry, warm and long finish that has a slightly bitter chocolate character to it. This will probably always be chewy and I have put the drinking window earlier than it might otherwise be to avoid the risk of this

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin

The intense and tautly muscular middle weight plus flavors are even more refined if perhaps not quite as mineral-driven while delivering superb length on the balanced but markedly austere finish where a touch of cherry pit emerges

tobacco leaf and floral notes stand out here

This leads to a dense

The type of reduction that the Burgundians call bourgeon de cassis dominates the fruit today

with touches of leather

with honeyed impingement both aromatically and on the palate reinforcing the sense of relative opacity and rounded richness that the other Graachers in this year s collection displayed

The palate is very well balanced with fine grain tannins

we engaged in a long discussion about viticulture and the philosophy behind his portfolio

The vineyards are certified organic and biodynamic and are manicured like few vineyards in Spain

This 2013 Ao Yun is a new star of China

offering vibrant