Robert Chevillon, Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots, 2010
Nuits-Saint-Georges has a reputation for being the burly one, the Cote de Nuits village that shows up in boots rather than slippers. Les Chaignots argues otherwise. It sits at the northern end of the village, up against the Vosne-Romanee border, and it borrows the neighbor's perfume: red cherry, rose and violet over a spiced, earthy underlay, all carried on silk rather than muscle. Robert Chevillon is the reference domaine here, working old vines with a traditional hand, and 2010 was one of those classic Burgundy vintages that delivered structure, acidity and precision in equal measure. Sixteen years on, the tannins have resolved and the secondary notes — mushroom, forest floor, warm spice — are just starting to bloom, with plenty of life still ahead. Open it, give it thirty minutes, and don't waste it on a crowd.
Robert Chevillon, Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots, 2010
Nuits-Saint-Georges has a reputation for being the burly one, the Cote de Nuits village that shows up in boots rather than slippers. Les Chaignots argues otherwise. It sits at the northern end of the village, up against the Vosne-Romanee border, and it borrows the neighbor's perfume: red cherry, rose and violet over a spiced, earthy underlay, all carried on silk rather than muscle. Robert Chevillon is the reference domaine here, working old vines with a traditional hand, and 2010 was one of those classic Burgundy vintages that delivered structure, acidity and precision in equal measure. Sixteen years on, the tannins have resolved and the secondary notes — mushroom, forest floor, warm spice — are just starting to bloom, with plenty of life still ahead. Open it, give it thirty minutes, and don't waste it on a crowd.
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Nuits-Saint-Georges has a reputation for being the burly one, the Cote de Nuits village that shows up in boots rather than slippers. Les Chaignots argues otherwise. It sits at the northern end of the village, up against the Vosne-Romanee border, and it borrows the neighbor's perfume: red cherry, rose and violet over a spiced, earthy underlay, all carried on silk rather than muscle. Robert Chevillon is the reference domaine here, working old vines with a traditional hand, and 2010 was one of those classic Burgundy vintages that delivered structure, acidity and precision in equal measure. Sixteen years on, the tannins have resolved and the secondary notes — mushroom, forest floor, warm spice — are just starting to bloom, with plenty of life still ahead. Open it, give it thirty minutes, and don't waste it on a crowd.
