Estimate
Soft ruby/garnet core to a vibrant ruby rim; nose of reduced/candied cherries, complex and forward spice tones; on the palate, soft, medium-bodied, sweet and savory with crisp fruit flavors; silky/velvety textures, soft, fine tannins.
Cuvee Nicolas Rolin is made from grapes from five Beaune premier cru vineyards, which are Les Cent Vignes, En Genet, Les Bressandes, Les Greves and Les Teurons. The oldest vines in the vineyards are in Les Cent Vignes, planted between 1953 and 1975, and Les Teurons, planted from 1950 and 1955. The Cuvee is named for Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy in the mid-15th century. Rolin founded the Hotel-Dieu, a hospital for the poor.