2007 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru
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I recall this 2007 Nuits Saint Georges aux Murger being delicious from barrel. With a half a dozen years or so in bottle, it is dutifully blossoming into one beautiful Pinot Noir. Youthful in color, the nose attests to the relatively high proportion of new oak, although it is sutured into the fruit profile of mulberry, yellow plum and crushed strawberries all well-defined. The palate has the weight of a more precocious vintage, although part of that emanates from the oak. You could describe it as a modern style of Burgundy, but one adroitly pulled off, with a silky and harmonious finish with not a hard edge in sight. This superb wine is drinking beautifully now, but it should keep for another ten years. Drink now-2024. Tasted January 2014. Importers: Le Serbet Wines (Becky Wassermann Selection) and through Frederick Wildman (NY). Also several importers in the UK including OW Loeb, Berry Brothers & Rudd, Justerini & Brooks and others.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(these vines are more than 60 years old) Good deep red. Lovely pure aromas of blueberry, blackberry, violet and minerals. Juicy and precise but tightly wound, with a floral element and plenty of spicy Francois Freres oak showing today. I find this quite closed, even tough today, and in need of a racking. Finishes with very good length, but this is extremely unevolved.