1995 Nuits St Georges Les Pruliers

Displaying a spicy, minerally and stony bouquet, the Nuits-St.-Georges Les Pruliers is packed with crisp cherries, iron rock-like flavors ensconced in a highly-structured, intense, full-bodied and admirably endowed personality. Masculine and broad-shouldered, it will require 5-6 years of cellaring to reach its peak and will hold for another 7+ years. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. With the exception of Chevillon's village offering, all his reds have a bright, healthy dark ruby color, a precursor of their intensity of fruit. Wines sold to Domaine Robert Chevillon's US importer (Kermit Lynch) are not subjected to filtration but undergo a fining with egg whites. Wines sold to other markets are subjected to a light filtration. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524.