Jerome Chezeaux Nuits-Saint-George Premier Cru Les Pruliers 2010
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The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Les Pruliers is another wine packed with tons of fruit and sheer structure. It isn’t as immediate as some of the other wines from this estate, but it does show considerable promise. Layers of dark red fruit, crushed rocks and minerals are woven together nicely on the energetic, virile finish. The 2010 will require some patience. Here, too, the style is a bit wild but full of character, even if the wine does find a measure of finesse with time in the glass. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030.
Range: 92-94
The estate, which is based in Prémeaux-Prissey just south of Nuits Saint Georges, owns approximately 12 hectares of vineyards, some of which were brought into play from the family holdings of Jérome’s wife, Pierrette. The vineyards, impeccably tended according to the principles of “lutte raisonnée”, are scattered throughout the villages of Prémeaux, Nuits Saint Georges, Vougeot and Vosne Romanée and include, a series of the most elite lieu-dits in the zone.
Jérome Chézeaux strictly follows the most traditional of methods in the cellar being firmly “non-interventionist”. The purity of his wines is revelatory; there is an understated majesty to every offering in the portfolio. After a manual harvest, the grapes undergo a cold maceration of 3 to 4 days and the entire cuvaison extends for approximately three weeks. During that time remontage and pigeage are practiced; the extent to which both techniques are used depends on the structure of the vintage. Indigenous yeasts are used exclusively and malolactic fermentation occurs in small oak barrels during the extended elevage. Each year between a quarter and one-third of the barrels are replaced which means that the wines are exposed at most to 30% new oak. The wines are bottled without filtration between 18 to 24 months after harvest.
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