Domaine de la Vougeraie - Nuits St Georges Clos de Thorey Premier Cru 2018
Price: $145.00
| Producer | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Nuits St George |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 07004 |
Domaine de la Vougeraie Description
Nuits-Saint-Georges lies on a bed of Comblanchien marble, on the hillside at the base of the Combe de la Serrée, in the sediment cone of the Hautes-Côtes.
The vineyards, solidly seated on middle Jurassic sedimentary formations, are cut in two by the town, where the Meuzin stream flows out of the Combe de la Serrée. To the north lies Vosne-Romanée, to the south, Premeaux-Prissey. Being exposed to a variety of directions, the characteristic tastes vary, with more rustic wines to the south of the village. Nuits wines are only at their best after several years, and are ideal for patient collectors.
- Winemaking: Harvest 100% de-stemmed, not crushed and vatted by gravity. No yeast addition. Aged for 15 months in oak barrels (35%).
- Nose Pure red pinot fruit and floral aromas are laced with hints of wood.
- Palate: Notably mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess fine depth and richness on the solidly persistent finale.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
Offering up aromas of blackcurrants, spices, cracked pepper, rose hip and wintergreen, the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de Thorey is medium to full-bodied, with good concentration, lively acids and fine tannins that assert themselves on the gently mordant finish.
Wine Spectator: 89 Points
A mix of black currant, black pepper, earth and Eastern spices mark this monolithic red. Burly tannins take over midpalate, exerting themselves on the crisp, astringent finish. Best from 2024 through 2036. 622 cases made, 45 cases imported. — BS
Vinous Media: 89-91 Points
The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Thorey 1er Cru contains 1.5 hectares of 60-year-old vines and 1.5 hectares planted in 2012. Including 15% whole-bunch fruit, it has a fragrant, earthy bouquet that just needs a little more fruit intensity at this stage. The palate is supple and silky on the entry, red cherries intermingling with crushed strawberry and black pepper notes, leading to an elegant and approachable finish. It should give a decade’s worth of drinking pleasure. -- Neal Martin
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