Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, 2008
If Les Saint-Georges is the elegant aristocrat of Nuits, Les Vaucrains is the brooding muscleman. Sitting at higher elevation on rocky brown clay-limestone soil with limestone scree just above Les Saint-Georges, it is consistently the most powerful and structured 1er Cru in the appellation. Robert Chevillon's bottling, made by sons Bertrand and Denis in the traditional house style, takes long macerations, around 30% new oak from Sirugue, and 18-20 months of barrel aging. The 2008 vintage was classical and tightly wound, and this Vaucrains is the longest-lived wine in the Chevillon lineup. Seventeen years on, it remains youthful and demands either decanting or further patience. Dark, dense, iron-stained Pinot Noir with serious tannic architecture: this is Nuits-Saint-Georges at its most masculine, built for the long haul.
Original: $199.00
-65%$199.00
$69.65Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
If Les Saint-Georges is the elegant aristocrat of Nuits, Les Vaucrains is the brooding muscleman. Sitting at higher elevation on rocky brown clay-limestone soil with limestone scree just above Les Saint-Georges, it is consistently the most powerful and structured 1er Cru in the appellation. Robert Chevillon's bottling, made by sons Bertrand and Denis in the traditional house style, takes long macerations, around 30% new oak from Sirugue, and 18-20 months of barrel aging. The 2008 vintage was classical and tightly wound, and this Vaucrains is the longest-lived wine in the Chevillon lineup. Seventeen years on, it remains youthful and demands either decanting or further patience. Dark, dense, iron-stained Pinot Noir with serious tannic architecture: this is Nuits-Saint-Georges at its most masculine, built for the long haul.
