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Robert Chevillon, Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 2016
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Description
Robert Chevillon, Vaucrain, Nuits Saint Georges, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, Still, Red, 2005
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2016 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has an outstanding bouquet with intense black cherry and blackcurrant fruit infused with minerals, the oak seamlessly integrated and demonstrating superb delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with layers of spicy black fruit. I admire the manner in which the oak is fused. There is real density on the feisty finish that shows great persistence. Excellent. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, dark red-ruby. Classic Vaucrains aromas of dark raspberry, black cherry, dark chocolate and violet, plus a whiff of menthol. Sappy, highly concentrated and dense, showing a very fine-grained texture but serious medicinal reserve in the early going. Finishes very long and subtle, with broad, late-arriving dusty tannins and a repeating note of dark chocolate. The most powerful of these 2016s but also unusually silky for young Vaucrains.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
There are just nine barrels from 1.5 hectares of vines this year, so make the most of the 2016 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru les Vaucrains if you can locate a bottle. It has a very intense but classy bouquet with pure red cherry, cranberry and wild strawberry scents infused by cold stone aromas. I adore the delineation of these aromatics. The palate is defined by filigree tannin, pitch perfect acidity, an almost sorbet-like freshness than dovetails into a lightly spiced, fine boned finish that is a pure joy. This may even surpass the 2015.
About the Producer
The stunning collection of premier cru and old-vine vineyards held by the two Chevillon brothers would make any Pinot Noir grower jealous. Their innate ability to carefully tend the vines and master the difficult Burgundian conditions provides ripe, healthy clusters of grapes year after year. Taste through the barrels of Chevillon post-harvest and it doesn't matter what happened the year before, almost as if by miracle, the wines show class and character and each terroir has its distinct idiosyncrasies. It is le vrai Pinot chez Chevillon. Brothers Bertrand and Denis Chevillon are the fifth generation managers of this property in Nuits- Saint-Georges, which means they work the vines and make the wines. Their father Robert, for whom the domaine is named, is still active as well. Both brothers bring passion, experience, a tireless work ethic, and intensity to their work at the domaine. Tasting through their palate of Nuits- Saint-Georges is a venerable tour of the appellation. Their Passetoutgrain, a blend of Pinot and Gamay, is a worthy introduction and their rare (two barrels made) Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc made from the “Pinot Gouges” is an exotic treasure that ages just as long as the domaine’s fabled reds. And their Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Chardonnay and Bourgogne Rouge are grown and vinified with the same care as their premier crus.
