Georges Noellat, Nuits Saint Georges Rouge Vintage:2014 with the bitter structure and

with the bitter structure and the exaggerated phenolic ripeness of the growing season

leather and licorice meld into the expressive finish

violet and a lovely array of spice elements

This bitter pit fruit-inflected effort will need to add depth to merit the upper-end of my projected range

Georges Noellat, Nuits Saint Georges Rouge Vintage:2014 with the bitter structure andA more deeply pitched nose reflects notes of dark currant, plum, warm earth and a whisper of the sauvage. There is both good intensity and detail to the lightly mineral inflected middle weight flavors that culminate in a mildly austere and rustic but solidly complex and persistent finish. This too is a competent effort. (88 91) 2023+