Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint Georges Pruliers Vintage:2012 backward and firmly structured effort

backward and firmly structured effort will need at least 6 to 8 years to add flesh and complexity and will likely require fully 15+ years to reveal its full potential

dark chocolate and anise

(from Chassagne fruit)

It seems quite marked by the character of the Carmenere

along with a hint of exotic spices that builds steadily in the glass

Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint Georges Pruliers Vintage:2012 backward and firmly structured effort(from a 2 ha parcel with a mix of 80% 75+ year old vines and the remainder of 15 to 20 year old vines). A more deeply pitched and brooding nose only grudgingly reveals its aromas of cassis plum liqueur and pungent earth where the latter is also found on the vibrant and well detailed big bodied and tautly muscular flavors that deliver excellent depth and persistence. This is not as dense as the best in the range, but it should have no trouble amply