In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Jean Grivot Nuits St Georges Roncieres 1er Cru, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy, France. Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 91/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2021–2038. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 91/100 · Vinous, 01/11/2018 · Drink 2021-2038
The 2015 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Ronci'res 1er Cru has a rather smudged bouquet and plenty of red fruit but little delineation and overly dominant oak. The palate is chewy on the entry. Quite a rustic-styled Nuits Saint-Georges, with good mati're if little in the way of finesse on the finish. Maybe time will allow it to become more sophisticated. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 90–92/100 · Vinous, 01/01/2017
(these vines are 65 years old): Bright, dark red. Blackberry and mineral aromas are accented by herbs and mint; seems a bit shallower on the nose than the Vosne-Romanée premier crus that preceded it in my tasting. Shows less sweetness and pliancy as well, but boasts very good inner-mouth aromatic precision and firmness to the cooler flavors of black cherry, mint and anise. The tannins come across…