In Bond Fine Wine. 2010 Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges Clos des Porrets 1er Cru, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • Red Burgundy in 12x75cl. Top critic score: 92/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2015–2031. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 92/100 · Vinous, 01/10/2018 · Drink 2020-2031
The 2011 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges 1er Cru has a fragrant bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry, a subtle seawater scent that emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, packed full of blackcurrant and cranberry. There is a trademark leafiness that develops towards the firm, structured finish with traces of black tea on the aftertaste. Give this anoth…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 91–93/100 · Vinous, 01/02/2012 · Drink 2015-2025
The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges is the first wine in this lineup that shows the structure of the vintage. Freshly cut flowers, minerals, graphite and black cherries are woven into a textured fabric of notable class. I especially like its energy and drive. A precise, finely-chiseled finish rounds things out nicely.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 91–93/100 · Vinous, 01/01/2012
Good full red. Redcurrant, raspberry, crushed stone and smoky minerality on the rather serious nose. At once silky and tangy in the mouth, with raspberry and stone flavors dominating. A step up in breadth and dimension from the foregoing wines, offering lovely inner-mouth perfume. Very representative of the south side of the village: never with explosive fruit early, notes Gouges. Has the firm ta…