The 2013 Nuits Saint Georges Village has a light strawberry and cranberry-scented bouquet with subtle sous-bois notes filtering through with aeration. The palate is fresh and crisp with slightly grainy tannins. touches of red plum and strawberry leading to quite a grainy finish. Fine, if just missing the substance a more benevolent vintage might have bestowed. 87-89 points

Bertrand Chevillon was “en forme” when I visited him at his domaine in the suburbs of Nuits Saint Georges. Unlike last year, when I was simply unable to locate his winery, this time I was punctual and received no reprimand (happened to us too - CW). He enthused about his 2013 for good reason because he, together with his brother Denis, produced a clutch of great wines in this challenging vintage. Just like elsewhere, his old vines suffered more than the younger and in the worst affected parcels he lost around 40% of the crop due to poor flowering. He picked October 3-11 and matured his premier crus in around 30