In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges Pruliers 1er Cru, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Drinking window: 2021+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
William Kelley (WK) — 93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/01/2019 · Drink 2026-2050
The 2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers stands in contrast to the suave and elegant 2017 rendition. Offering up aromas of raspberries, cassis, dark chocolate, rich soil tones and cedary new oak, the wine is medium to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, with bright acids and an imposing chassis of rich, chewy tannin. Firm and tight-knit, this will require all the patience that readers w…
Neal Martin (NM) — 92–94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/12/2017 · Drink 2021-2040
The 2016 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru les Pruliers, aged in 20% new oak like Gouges' other premier crus, has more red fruit on the nose than the Clos des Porrets, a little ferrous in style with subtle damp earthy aromas developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin that feels a little chalkier and sharper at the moment. This is replete with wonderful freshness and tension…
Allen Meadows (BH) — 91–93/100 · Burghound, 15/01/2018 · Drink 2028+
A beautifully layered nose offers up notes of both red and black pinot fruit, spice, warm earth and evident sauvage nuances. The rich, delicious and caressing medium weight plus flavors possess a velvety mid-palate mouthfeel that contrasts somewhat with the very firm, saline and lingering finish. This is muscular but not really rustic.