2024 Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges

The 2024 Nuits Saint-Georges Village was bottled in the first week of September with 20% aged in ceramics (Clayver) vessels. There is plenty of dark berry fruit on the nose with a subtle pepperiness that might dupe you into thinking there were some stems, and just a hint of cold black tea. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit. There is a slight coarseness to the tannins and here I feel that the finish is a little greener than I would have liked. But there is decent freshness and it will provide decent early drinking. 88 points

From a 500-litre barrel, concentrated purple, a touch reductive, but with dark Nuits style fruit showing through. The wood provides additional tannins so this will take time to marry. A savoury dark red fruit at the finish. 89-91 points