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2012 Côte de Nuits-Villages

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Côte De Nuits Villages

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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2017 - 2024

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This small domaine tucked a bit out of the way in the Hautes Côtes de Nuits remains one of Burgundy's best kept secrets. Gilles Jayer crafts meticulous, sleek Burgundies loaded with personality. In particular, the entry-level wines are impeccable here. Then again, Jayer lavishes the same care on those wines he reserves for his top bottlings, including 100% new oak for all the wines. The Jayer Burgundies are sleek and racy, but these days the oak is not especially noticeable. Instead, the wine stand out for their impeccable overall balance. In 2013, Jayer began bringing in his fruit beginning on October 9, very late even for the year. The wines I tasted from barrel point to another brilliant vintage.

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Gilles Jayer's 2012 are impressive for their purity of fruit. The 2012s saw a total of 15 days on the skins. Incredibly, the wines were still finishing their malos when I stopped by in early December 2013, the longest malos I have personally seen in the 2012 vintage. The 2012s were aging in 100% new oak and had never been racked when I tasted them. Reviewing wines from barrel is by nature an approximation, but in this case, readers should take into consideration that the wines were still embryonic when I saw them. Still, I was struck by the sheer promise in these wines.