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1997 Henri Gouges Nuits-St.-Georges Les St.-Georges

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January 29, 2023 - $175

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RATINGS

92Wine Spectator

Gorgeous, full-bodied, rich and intense '97 Pinot. Amazing quality, really, for the vintage. It tastes of terroir as the wet earth bursts on the scene, and there is fabulous fruit. Immense concentration for this vintage.

91-93The Wine Advocate

This expansive, rich, medium to full-bodied, muscular wine is jam-packed with chocolate, mocha, and coffee flavors. It has extraordinary palate presence, a plump, satin-textured mouth-feel, and a long, spicy, ripe, tannin-filled finish.

91+ Stephen Tanzer

Superripe, complex aromas of roasted raspberry, pie cherry, leather and spice; but more fruit-driven and less torrifié. Liqueur-like ripeness in the mouth...

91Burghound.com

Wonderfully fragant aromas of black spice, earth and a hint of the sauvage lead to rich, full-bodied and surprisingly accessible.

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 Saint-Georges

Les Saint-Georges is a 18.7-acre Premier Cru vineyard in Nuits-Saints-Georges, in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits. It is in the southern 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. Burgundy writer Clive Coates calls this vineyard part of the “greatest climat in Nuits-Saint-Georges.” The vineyard is 245 – 260 meters in elevation with an excellent stony, soil that drains well. Coates calls Les Saint-Georges “the best wine of the commune. It is simply the most complete, the most complex, and the most profound.”

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.