2005 Chevillon Nuits St Georges Vieilles Vignes

2005 Nuits St.-Georges Vieilles Vignes: (from La Charmotte and Au Chouillet, both at the south end of the Vosne sector). This is riper but equally expressive and perhaps even fresher with delicious, sappy and seductive flavors underpinned by notably fine tannins that are completely buffered by the impressive mid-palate sap. There is solid concentration here and the balance to age though it should be accessible early on. Burghound (87-89)/2010+

The 2005 Nuits-St.-Georges Vieilles Vignes had just been assembled, but not yet sulfured or filtered. It boasts a bright, sorbet-like expression of red raspberry and cherry fruit, with high-toned notes of marzipan, subtle suggestions of beef marrow, a silken feel in the mouth, and refined tannins. Unusually red-fruited and extroverted for a 2005, this sleek Pinot promises to be an exception also in drinking well young, although up to 5-7 years bottle age will probably do it no harm. RP 89-90