2014 Nuits St Georges Les Perrieres

(one of the last 2014s to finish its malolactic fermentation here): Good medium red. Very ripe, slightly high-toned dark fruits on the nose. Tight and energetic in the mouth, conveying a firm mineral quality to the intense raspberry and smoke flavors. Harmonious acidity frames and extends the smoothly tannic finish.

The 2014 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru les Perrières comes from 0.6 hectares of 51-year-old vines. It has a vibrant, pastille-like bouquet with ebullient black cherries intermingling with fresh strawberry and fig aromas, a little more exotic than its 2014 siblings. The palate is all about the texture: silky smooth, Vosne-Romanée like in mouthfeel with a very harmonious, feminine, seductive finish that disguises the mineralité underneath. That said, I perhaps prefer the structure of the Ronciers. Still, this is very fine.