Burgundy 2021 Supplement

DOMAINEHENRI GOUGES - NUITS ST. GEORGES The Gouges wines of old used to take 20 years to come around. In recent vintages this changed, especially with 2021 where they havemade a concerted effort tomakemore approachablewines. Antoine is constantly experimenting on small plots in the vineyard, planting nitrogen fixing legumes in the rows, testing his results year-on-year. In Fontaine Jacquinot his experiments with biodynamics are showing great results. In the chai the gravity-fed winery is excelling in refining the tannin across the cuvées, reducing the extraction process. Gregory has also begun to decrease the age of his used barrels to create a more uniform micro oxygenation process across his cuveés prior to blending. All in all, things couldn’t be healthier, and we, as long-term supporters couldn’t be happier! We think the wines are of supreme quality and perhaps even a tad undervalued - especially for such a storied estate - one of the first to estate-bottle their wine. Henri Gouges was a formidable character, nicknamed the Gendarme de Nuits, as he was always on the hunt for those blending grapes fromoutside the region. Hewould be pleased to see his grandsons’ current offerings. For further reading on the estate, we implore you to read Neal Martin’s fun and excellent retrospective in Vinous.

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NUITS ST. GEORGES Matured in 15% new oak. Ripe red berries and mineral notes. Very juicy. Palate has a nice lift, good acid, very fine tannin and a ripe gentle fruit character. 2025-2037 £280 - £320 / 6BOTTLES

NUITS ST. GEORGES, 1ERCRULES PRULIERS A generous fruit driven nose of plum and raspberry. The palate is bold anddarkwith gentle herbal notes and strong grippy tannin. The finish is marked by this structure whichwill softenwith time. There is a coolmineral note at the end of the palate and a good level of freshness. 2027-2038 £455 - £515 / 6BOTTLES NUITS ST. GEORGES, 1ERCRULESVAUCRAINS The nose is packed with ripe red and black berries. There is an intense wood and smoke note, good minerality and a lovely floral aroma. The palate is laden with lots of ripe blackberry fruit. True to style there is big structure here with plenty of grip but also good freshness on the finish to keep it all in balance 2028-2038 £300 - £340 / 3 BOTTLES NUITS ST. GEORGES, 1ERCRULES ST. GEORGES 35% new oak used here. The nose is very floral and sappy. There is a wet stone note here and plenty of herbs. The fruit is very focused arounddark berries. The palate is ripe and intense and there is lots of fruit and floral characters. The tannin is very fine but still dark and inky. The finish has a lovely freshness. Good. 2029-2039 £685 - £775 / 3 BOTTLES

NUITS ST. GEORGES, CLOSDE LAFONTAINE JACQUINOT

The 40% new oak really comes through on the nose here bringing wood, smoke and spicy notes. The fruit is quite bright, red and black berries. Palate is quite juicywith very fine tannin and long smoky notes on the finish. 2026-2038 £285 - £320 / 6BOTTLES NUITS ST. GEORGES, 1ERCRULESCHAIGNOTS Quite pale in colour this cuvée is characterised by rich herbal notes, red fruit and toasty oak from 20% new barrels. The palate has lots of crunchy red fruit withmore thyme and smoke on the cool finish. The tannin is very fine and well worked. 2026-2038 £355 - £405 / 6BOTTLES NUITS ST. GEORGES, 1ERCRUCLOSDES PORRETS Lots of herbs and smoke on the nose with a light violet note. Sappy and dark, the palate is very chewy from firm tannin, pretty fruit hiding behind the big oak tannins. The finish is quite pure but there is a lot of grip here. The freshness on the finish keeps it all together. 2026-2039 £355 - £405 / 6BOTTLES

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