Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Saints-Georges 2015

The 2015 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 1er Cru has a rounded, generous, warm bouquet of red summer fruit, figs and touches of undergrowth. The palate is bold and voluminous, displaying moderate acidity but perhaps not as much tension as the 2014. The finish is clean and pure, but not engaging. It satisfies the senses more than intellect – “a bit of a tart, you might say, but a nice tart at that. Given the Premier Cru, I wager that it will discover more nobility with 10 years in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.