Winemaker Notes
Characterized by concentration and depth but also minerality, this wine has present, but elegant tannins that evoke its Vosnier neighbor, Vosne-Romanée Malconsorts 1er Cru.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots had not been racked and was showing some reduction on the nose. The palate is well balanced, the 30% whole cluster and 50% new oak neatly enmeshed. There is good weight here, a slightly more muscular Les Boudots, with considerable heft, especially towards the finish. Broody no doubt for the first few years, try to give this 4-5 years in bottle.
Range: 91-93
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Inhabiting the bottom end of the northern half of the Côte d’Or, Nuits-St-Georges is a busy, market-driven town and home to many of Burgundy’s negociants. It is also the largest town in the Côte d’Or after Beaune and contributes "nuits" to the name of Côte de Nuits (i.e., the northern half of the Côte d’Or).
The appellation itself is divided into two parts, where in the north it directly borders Vosne-Romanée, the southerly end is the commune of Prémeaux. There are no Grands Crus in this village, though it does have a large number of Premiers Crus.
The best Nuits-St-Georges Pinot Noir are layered with cherry, plum, underbrush and sandalwood. The fruit is sweet, the wine energetic, and the finish long and lush.