2013 Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges

The 2013 Nuits villages was one of the wines in the cellar that was a bit reduced at the time of my visit, but with a bit of swirling in the glass it offers up a fine nose of red and black cherries, woodsmoke, gamebirds and a complex base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very soil-driven in personality this year, with a fine core, lovely focus and balance and a long, suavely tannic finish. This should prove to be a really lovely bottle of AC, but it will need some cellaring time to blossom. 2020-2050+. 89-90+ points

The 2013 Nuits Saint Georges Village had a slight reduction on the nose. The palate is supple in the mouth with crisp red cherry and strawberry fruit. There is decent depth here, a little disjointed at the moment but it should marry together nicely by the time of bottling in January. 86-88 points

Reduction flattens the nose but there is good freshness and energy to the supple and round medium-bodied flavors that also possess only a touch of backend rusticity on the complex, balanced and impressively persistent finish for a villages level wine. This is really quite good for what it is and worth your attention. 89-91 points