Domaine Henri Gouges Les St. George Premier Cru Nuits Saint-George Burgundy France, 2021, 750
Domaine Henri Gouges Les St. George Premier Cru Nuits Saint-George Burgundy France, 2021, 750
95JG
"The Gouges family’s 2021 les St. Georges is equally remarkable in this vintage. The youthful bouquet delivers a refined aromatic constellation of red and black cherries, sweet dark berries, bonfire, a touch of licorice, a beautiful base of dark soil tones, gamebird, currant leaf, coffee bean and a nice touch of new oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and sports stunning depth at the core, with fine-grained tannins, superb mineral drive and grip, excellent focus and a very long, complex and extremely precise finish."
93-95JM
" Still in barrel for a longer elevage. 35% new wood. A fine mid purple colour. Here the bouquet is interestingly complex after the pure precision of the Vaucrains. The fruit is of various ripenesses, thus including some darker berry notes. Rich and powerful, obviously not to the degree of a 2020, while there is still a light peppery touch to finish. However, the clay soils deliver an additional density here. Drink from 2029-2038."
93TA
"Exotically rich and ripe, there is a sweet, black fruit core that is nicely reined in by smooth, long and well-massaged tannins. Tingly acidity does the primary structural lifting. These are 70-year-old vines that managed to deliver 21 hl/ha in this overall meager vintage."
93V
"The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 1er Cru, 100% de-stemmed but with some whole berries in the vat, has quite a perfumed nose with potpourri and lavender infusing the expressive red berry fruit with a touch of chalk dust. The palate is very harmonious and persistent with a fine silver bead of acidity, exuding impressive mineralité on the finish that linger in the mouth. Excellent."
94WS
"Perfumed and silky, featuring rose, sandalwood, orange peel and oak spice aromas that frame strawberry, cherry and saline mineral flavors. With an almost seamless structure even at this stage in its evolution, this wine blossoms midpalate, building to the complex and persistent aftertaste. Best from 2026 through 2043."
