1995 Nuits St Georges Les Cailles

Laurent's "Robert Parker cuvee," the dark-ruby-colored Nuits-St.-Georges Les Cailles is crafted from 75 year old tiny cluster-producing vines harvested at 15 hectoliters/hectare. Revealing unheard of quantities of Asian spices, roasted herbs and super-concentrated cassis-like aromas, it is an intensely thick, full-bodied, powerful, immense wine packed with chocolate-covered cherries. Highly structured and built for the long haul, it possesses an amazingly long finish. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2012+. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42-84-38-22), various American importers.