Nuits St Georges Vaucrains 1er Cru 2005

Surprisingly, despite the presently brooding nose, this is more elegant aromatically and I say this because the Perrières is typically more refined. However, as per usual, this is a big, robust and well muscled wine with well integrated tannins for such a young Vaucrains, all wrapped in a mouth coating finish of imposing length. There is much to like here and this too will need at least a decade to reveal its full potential.

Score: 92

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2017+ 01 January 2008