2017 Nuits St Georges, 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, Domaine Henri Gouges (3 x Magnum)

France Burgundy Cote de Nuits

The 2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains is another unusually suave offering from Gouges, offering up aromas of dark berry fruit, wild plums, baking chocolate and rich soil tones, subtly framed by cedary new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and dense, but notably open-knit and juicy at the core, concluding with a long, sapid finish. Given how forbidding Vaucrains can be, this is an almost disconcertingly charming effort.

2017 Nuits St Georges, 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, Domaine Henri Gouges (3 x Magnum)

The 2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains is another unusually suave offering from Gouges, offering up aromas of dark berry fruit, wild plums, baking chocolate and rich soil tones, subtly framed by cedary new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and dense, but notably open-knit and juicy at the core, concluding with a long, sapid finish. Given how forbidding Vaucrains can be, this is an almost disconcertingly charming effort.

France Burgundy Cote de Nuits
Producer Domaine Henri Gouges
Sub-Region Cote de Nuits
Region Burgundy
Country France
Grape Variety Pinot Noir
Vintage 2017
Colour Red
ABV 13.00%
Style Medium-Full , Dry

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Vinous

The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has a lovely, intense bouquet that combines blue and black fruit, crushed violet petals and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, showing a little more cohesion than the Les Pruliers, if not quite the same mineral drive as Domaine Chevillon’s. Still, there is decent length and depth to this Les Vaucrains, though it will need several years in bottle.

91-93 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2045

By Neal Martin / January 2019

Vinous

The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has a light bouquet of brambly red fruit and rose petal scents, though it needs a little more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied and smooth in texture, with black plum and cranberry notes and rounded, thick tannins that lend good body. A touch of white pepper and spicebox appears toward the finish. Promising. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.

92 Points / Drinking 2023 - 2040

By Neal Martin / January 2022