2011 Alain Michelot Nuits St Georges 1er cru les St Georges

“Elodie Michelot noted that the domaine’s parcel in Les St. Georges had been replanted in 1978, so the vines are now over thirty years of age and in her estimate, they are just now starting to deliver the depth and intensity that is possible in this great terroir. The 2011 is an excellent wine, offering up a stunning and sappy nose of red and black cherries, a touch of nutskin, red plums, a very complex base of soil and a very floral topnote that is redolent of both roses and violets. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and full-bodied, with a sappy core of fruit, beautiful transparency, suave tannins and a very, very long, focused and classy finish. A beautiful wine in the making. 2020-2050. 93 points”- John Gilman