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2002 Henri Gouges Nuits St.-Georges Clos des Porrets St.-Georges, 1.5ltr

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RATINGS

92-93The Wine Advocate

Waxy black cherry aromas can be detected in the nose... ...thick, seductive... ...Medium to full-bodied and sensual, it slathers the palate with velvety tar-laced blackberries.... ...immensely impressive depth, purity...

90Burghound.com

...the tannins and the flavors are rich, sweet, structured and impressively intense and display a very attractive spicy quality on the finish.

89-92Stephen Tanzer

Pure, discreet aromas of blackberry, violet, bitter chocolate and mint. Juicy, tightly wound and impressively intense, with bright flavors of dark berries, violet and mint. A step up in fruit intensity and length from the foregoing samples

17Jancis Robinson

Rich, heavy, and quite thick. No concessions to the modern world! Chewy. Dry finish... Thick and dense. Lots of fruit and spark, though no shortage of aggressive tannin on the finish. Quite different, if more traditional, style than most.

PRODUCER

Henri Gouges

Henri Gouges is a 45-acre estate in Nuits-Saint-Georges, in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits. It was founded in the early 20th century by Henri Gouges and is today owned and operated by his grandsons, Pierre and Christian. The domaine has Premier Cru parcels in Nuits-Saints-Georges, including its monopole Clos-des-Porrets-Nuits-Saint-Georges. It also makes a limited production white Premier Cru which Clive Coates says “bears no resemblance to Chardonnay. It is delicious.” Henri Gouges was a pioneer in many ways, including his practice of bottling and selling his winey directly to the public starting in the 1920s. Coates calls the domaine’s winemaking “magnificent.”

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits Villages, Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Porrets

Les Porrets is an 18-acre Premier Cru vineyard in Nuits-Saints-Georges, in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits. It is in the central part of of the appellation. Because there are no Grand Cru vineyards in Nuits-Saints-Georges, the appellation’s considerable reputation rests on its excellent Premier Crus. At an elevation of 250-270 meters, the vineyard has an ideal elevation, and the soil contains large amounts of stone, gravel and limestone.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, 1er (Premier) Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.