More herbs and red fruit with a subtle spice and mint, eventually floral too. Narrower – seems less impressive than the Vougeot but there is plenty of complexity.
Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
2008 Chauvenet Jean Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
2008 Chauvenet Jean Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
2006 Remoriquet Henri & Gilles Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
2006 Potel Nicolas Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
2005 Potel Nicolas Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
1998 Remoriquet Henri & Gilles Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
The colour is very deep and surprisingly still clings to a young, faint cherry-red hue. The nose is brooding, dense and very focused – eventually a little underbrush compliments the black-skinned fruit. Concentrated, slightly metallic flavours and plenty of well covered fine tannin are the first impressions followed by faintly mouth-watering acidity and a long, fresh finish. This wine impresses with its very fresh, linear and concentrated yet still quite primary delivery – it is quite aloof – haughty even – but there are no hard edges. I would say it will benefit from at least another 3 years in the cellar.
2004 Vougeraie Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes
A deep red nose with more than a touch of spice to the sweet fruit. Given time the nose adds coffee and a faint cedar edge. Plenty of concentration on the palate and it’s matched by quite some volume of fine-grained tannin – little astringency. Super length. This is a demmanding wine, but a very good one.