2008 Louis Jadot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots: This didn’t leave a distinctive impression on me; a little thin and non-descript. I am assuming this is a negoce bottle since it doesn’t say Andre Gagey on the bottle. Solid enough.
2007 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques: In a very nice place: translucent on the palate with dark red fruit, raciness, elegance, and a saline and slightly spicy finish. The tannins at this point feel largely resolved. Ready to drink for my palate.
2010 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot: Rich and powerful. Luscious red fruit on the palate, but balanced with acidity. Not nearly as graceful or elegant as the CSJ, but a powerhouse that still finishes with a strong streak of salinity and a hint of spice.
2021 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques: Elegant, somewhat delicate, but the tannins at this point are still quite drying (especially compared to the ‘07 I had with this). Good, but needs time.
2021 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot: A younger version of the ‘10: powerful, fruit-driven, though it doesn’t have the concentration or density of the ‘10. Tannins are also quite drying and could use more time to resolve.
2021 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Le Chapitre: Dark red cherries and floral notes on the nose. On the palate, dark red fruit, hints of stems, spices, pepperiness, and salt on the finish. Lean and limber, driving acid, a taut mineral spine, and delicacy on the palate. This is fabulous; incredible complexity.
2021 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Les Longeroies: This is a little darker, though still floral on the nose with a plummy, dark fruit on the palate. There is still some interesting stemmy notes, spices, and pepper, with a saline finish, but it seems a little more monolithically fruit than the La Chapitre. Still good, but a little simple in comparison.
2021 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Clos du Roy: Very complex nose of spice and floral notes. The palate is rather dark, but intense, with interesting green and mineral notes to provide freshness and complexity. Again, spices on the finish (I guess this is a Marsannay thing) with a strong hint of salt (I guess this is a Pataille thing – I notice it in a lot of his wines). Delicious and intense (though I do prefer Chapitre personally).
2021 Domaine Guilbert Gillet Savigny-lès-Beaune: A very pretty, floral, red-fruited wine with good acidity, and a very silky, almost velvety texture that seems barrel-influenced. Not new-oak, but rather a polish that lingers throughout the admittedly long finish. Apparently 100% destemmed, though there is a touch of spice to the wine.
2007 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Murgers: A very funky nose I’m assuming comes from reduction. It does blow off a touch with time in the glass, revealing aromas of damp earth and forest floor. The palate is meaty, plummy, and earthy, with silky, resolved tannins, and an elegant weight on the palate. This seems very much ready to drink. A totally different experience than the ‘22 Chambolle-Musigny I’ve had recently. The terroir really shines through with this producer.
2022 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny: Beautiful red cherries and a delicate, floral, violet note on the nose. Light-bodied and elegant, it’s texture is translucent and silky. The palate is touched by that beautiful floral note married with pretty, bright red fruit. Absolutely delicious.
2022 Château de la Maltroye Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Château de la Maltroye Rouge: A high-toned nose of dark cherries and herbs. The palate has ripe, red fruit, decent acidity, silky tannins, and some elegance. It’s also tastes a touch lactic. While not overly complex, it is quite drinkable and approachable, though a touch astringent on the finish.
2022 Domaine Arlaud Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes: Dark fruited nose with some floral notes. Darker, plummier fruit on the palate, light-footed, nice acidity with a citric bite, a zingy, mineral spine, and a long spice note on the finish.
2022 Domaine de L’Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St. Georges: Intense, earthy nose suffused with sous bois. Dark red fruit on the palate with a strong streak of minerality and ample acidity. Right now, it’s very approachable, with silky tannins and a touch of spice on the long, lingering finish.
2022 Domaine Bart Chambertin-Clos de Bèze: Smokiness on the nose, with floral, meaty, and forest floor notes. On the palate, quite concentrated, intense, and coiled, with monolithic dark fruit. Tannins are quite drying, the oak is still quite assertive. Right now, this definitely needs to sleep so the oak can integrate.
2022 Domaine Coquard Loison-Fleurot Echezeaux: Tight nose, but there’s a hint of forest floor and cherry fruit. The palate is silky with pronounced, powerful red fruit, a touch floral, and well-integrated acidity. Texturally spherical and round, sappy, approachable and generous. Ripe wine, but it’s still balanced.
‘13 Chevillon Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Roncieres: Beautiful bright red fruit, gentle tannins, and a delicate and lovely palate presence. The most ready of the red wines tonight and an instructive contrast with the burlier Gouges. Not as complex or as spicy as the Gouges, but just a pure pleasure to drink.
‘10 Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers: Dark red fruit that is luminescent and vibrant, held together with bright acidity and drying tannins. Finishes long with a hint of warm, baking spices. Beautiful tension, lovely complexity, and the most complete wine for me tonight. I decanted this right before the dinner, and this was ready from the get go, but I can see this improving with more time as the tannins continue to resolve.
‘99 Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers: It’s fascinating to taste a wine that is 11 years older with much firmer tannins defining an imposing structure. There is impressive stuffing here with a beautiful nose, but I mainly got a wall of tannin throughout most of the night. Others who revisited later on said it was opening up a bit, but this needs a lot more time.
‘12 Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains: This was popped and poured at the dinner, and it was initially quite closed on the nose and the palate. But, texturally, it was very elegant with a weightless presence on the palate. It took about an hour or two for it to open up, showcasing some dark fruit and meatiness on the palate and a spicy finish. Lovely, but could have benefited from a longer decant.
‘09 Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains: Definitely the ripest of the wines, with the darkest fruit profile of the night that seemed a little dull compared to the vibrant ‘10 and the ‘12 Gouges. Quite drying and spicy on the finish (perhaps even a little hot), with good acidity, but lacking the tension of the ‘10 and ‘12. This benefited from a long decant, and trying it the next night, the texture felt more elegant and silkier. Perhaps this just needs more time to come together? After this experience, I plan to sit on my ‘09 Gouges Les Saint Georges for some time.
'19 Chandon de Briailles Pernand Vergelesses Ile de Vergelesses 1er Cru: Intensely dark-fruited and earthy nose that just screams red Burgundy. Equally dense and deep on the palate; ripe and dark-fruited but with pretty-good acidity and lift. It’s very approachable right now, and is quite enjoyable and pleasurable, but it lacks complexity and doesn’t invite intense reflection.