{"product_id":"2009-chevillon-nuits-st-georges-les-vaucrains","title":"Chevillon Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru \"Les Vaucrains\" 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-2\"\u003eAllen Meadows' Burghound, January 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\"\u003eHere too there is a subtle touch of wood that does not interfere with the clear expression of the intensely earthy and sauvage character of lightly spiced red berry and cassis aromas. The supple yet quite concentrated broad-shouldered flavors are supported by very firm tannins before \u003cb\u003eculminating in a tension-filled, serious and notably austere finish that is intense to the point of being borderline painful.\u003c\/b\u003e This should be very long-lived because despite being a very big wine, the balance is faultless.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e92-95 points and Sweet Spot Outstanding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-2\"\u003eJohn Gilman's View from the Cellar, Nov\/Dec 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\"\u003eThe elegance of the finest examples of the 2009 vintage is very much on display in this great young vintage of Vaucrains. \u003cb\u003eThe beautifully pure nose\u003c\/b\u003e offers up scents of red and black cherries, blood orange, a great base of complex soil tones, game, woodsmoke, coffee, raw cocoa and a nice touch of vanillin oak. \u003cb\u003eOn the palate the wine is deep, pure, full-bodied and nicely reserved, with a great core of fruit, brilliant minerality, ripe tannins and simply stunning length and grip on the endless finish. \u003ci\u003eA great, great bottle of Nuits.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e95+ points\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-2\"\u003eStephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jan\/Feb 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\"\u003eDark red with ruby tones. The nose shows a darker fruit character than the Saint-Georges, with tangy black cherry, chocolate and crushed stone aromas complicated by game and leather. Large-scaled, liqueur-like and powerful, but less polite than the Saint-Georges, with a distinctly wild leather and meat quality. \u003cb\u003eThis broad-shouldered wine boasts a deep sweetness and spreads out impressively on the chocolatey back end.\u003c\/b\u003e Can't match the Saint-Georges for finesse or perfume but \u003cb\u003ethere's enough minerality here to give the wine terrific punch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e92-94 points\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vins Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46037338226927,"sku":"3051","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7140\/9135\/files\/chevillon_vaucrains1998-LBL_3bea3209-0e81-418a-89ba-ef40c5f0a8c6.png?v=1772598215","url":"https:\/\/vinsrare.com\/products\/2009-chevillon-nuits-st-georges-les-vaucrains","provider":"Vins Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}