Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Rue Chaux Size:6x750ml honey and toasted nut emerge

honey and toasted nut emerge from the bouquet

Long and complex

spice and light shadings of licorice add some aromatic momentum on the bouquet

black cherries and blueberries—a superbly nuanced and complex nose

rich and exotic fruit character that goes from meat to leather to figs

Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Rue Chaux Size:6x750ml honey and toasted nut emergeModerate wood influence surrounds the ultra fresh if somewhat somber aromas of black cherry, plum, earth and once again a whiff of the sauvage. There is a distinct sense of restraint to the cool, precise and concentrated middle weight flavors that also evidence a sleek muscularity to the lingering, complex and built to age finish. This is a powerful and notably serious effort that is most impressive though I underscore that it will not be an enticing