Lucien Le Moine, Nuits Saint Georges Vaucrains

Lucien Le Moine, Nuits Saint Georges VaucrainsA very ripe yet still agreeably fresh nose features notes of warm earth, poached plum, mocha and cassis. There is excellent richness to the solidly concentrated and well detailed flavors that possess a sleek mouth feel despite the presence of plenty of taut muscularity, all wrapped in an austere and serious finish that is impressively complex and persistent. This is not as concentrated as the Vaucrains but its every bit as structured. (91 94) 2033+

The 2016 Clarté Haut-Brion Blanc has an open-knit bouquet of orange blossom

with a medium- to full-bodied palate displaying very pure pear fruit

mint and crushed raspberries meld into the soft

55% new oak

high-toned and equally airy nose reflects notes of pure essence of red pinot fruit that is sprinkled with floral

but more should reasonably develop in time

in this 2018 wine

(88-91)/2018+

spice and mineral flavors

The beautifully sleek

97 ha parcel of 40 year old vines and 50% new wood)

There is also a pronounced