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Nuits St Georges Les Pruliers Robert Chevillon 2008
HED03580
75 cl
13.5%
£135.00
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Nuits-St-Georges Les Pruliers Robert Chevillon 2008 is a Premier Cru Pinot Noir from the heart of Burgundy. Domaine Robert Chevillon, renowned for its traditional methods, manages 0.61 hectares in the Les Pruliers vineyard, situated in a region known for its well-drained, clay-limestone soils. The 2008 vintage, influenced by a cooler growing season, yields a wine with a firm structure and pronounced acidity. The palate showcases crunchy red and dark fruits with earthy undertones. A lingering finish reveals subtle hints of spice and a touch of savoury bitterness, indicative of its elevated provenance.
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Robert Parker
Blackberry and dark cherry; licorice and dark chocolate; and sweet, smoky machine oil inform the nose and stain the palate from Chevillons’ 2008 Nuits-St.-Georges Pruliers, whose deep, bittersweet concentration of flavors; near-velvety texture; metaphorically dark shading; soy-like savor; and palpable sense of extract make for an at once formidable, intriguing, and alluring visage. Yet as its long finish makes clear, the vintage-typical, efficacious primary fresh fruit juiciness is still operative here, and abundant though fine-grained tannins lurk beneath its surface. I would give this several years in cellar before revisiting and expect 12-15 of high-performance from bottle, if not more. Bertrand Chevillon reported the typically late, long malos of the 2008 vintage, and the Chevillon crus were not bottled until last spring – subsequent to my tastings of them, which took place in part assembled from tank and in part from representative selections of barrels. Interestingly, Chevillons report a normal crop level, stressing that vigilance and diligence in vine treatments made for a healthy crop. Most of the musts weighed-in between 12.5% and 13% potential alcohol and chaptalization was minimal. Bernard Chevillon compares his family’s 2008 with their 2001 –an underestimation, I suspect – and his 2007s with the less interesting, structured, fresh-fruited, or consistent 2000s, an analogy that strikes me as apt. - David Schildknecht
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