2001 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Nuits Saint Georges

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2018 - 2021

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Christian Gouges told me he's not yet using the word 'grandiose' to describe the 2002 vintage but that he believes the wines have an outstanding balance of tannins, acids and fruit. You are tasting the real pinot noir of Burgundy,' he summarizes. One tastes the phenolic maturity in 2002, but there's also a very interesting balance between fruit and terroir There are a lot of differences among the wines in 2002.'The village parcels were picked with potential alcohol around 12.3%, the crus at 12.8%-13.2%.The latter wines were not chaptalized.Gouges told me that he thought the 2002s 'will always be good, like the '99s.'(Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL)

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According to Christian Gouges, the appellation of Nuits-Saint-Georges is on the upswing today, "because the current generation of growers understands our soils better. Nuits-Saint-Georges was once an austere and difficult wine," he went on; "but now we can say that the village is making more feminine wines, without losing the identity of Nuits-Saint-Georges." Gouges describes his young 2001s as "pure and balanced, with good typicite and noble tannins. In 2000, we had big berries due to regular rains and a lack of hydric stress. But in 2001 we had a hot, dry period in August that resulted in smaller berries. The fruit was ultimately riper in 2001 but with a different shape of grape. We were able to do our normal extraction, and since the vintage has not shown a tendency to oxidize we did not need to use much SO2 (Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL)

Importer Details
Vineyard Brands

Imports to: United States

Address: 2 20th Street North Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Phone: 205.980.8802

Email: vb@vineyardbrands.com

Website: https://vineyardbrands.com