2012 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru "Les Vaucrains"

“The 2012 Chevillon Vaucrains is again a brilliant wine in the making. The stunningly pure and deep bouquet offers up scents of red and black cherries, red plums, cocoa, venison, a very, very pure base of complex soil tones, woodsmoke and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and absolutely rock solid at the core, with plenty of firm, well-integrated tannins, and stunning focus and grip on the very, very long, utterly soil-driven finish. I love the blend of sappy fruit elements defining the nose and the very classically structured, pure and seamless palate impression- it is a very promising combination that will deliver a totally stunning wine with sufficient bottle age. Great juice. 96+” (11/2013)

“A very fresh if subdued, even brooding nose features notes of both red and dark currants, game, earth and a hint of humus. There is outstanding size, weight and punch to the big-bodied and very serious flavors that possess fine mid-palate concentration as well as markedly firm tannins on the strikingly long and complex finish. This is very Vaucrains. *Sweet Spot, Outstanding*” (01/2014)

“Red-ruby. Superripe, liqueur-like aromas of dark cherry, menthol, mocha, chocolate and earth; today the fruit is in the background. A major mouthful of very rich dark berry and spice flavors but this huge, deep, very ripe wine is totally unevolved today. The tannins are substantial but even and the slowly mounting finish saturates the palate. But I can see this big boy needing a long time to lose some of its baby fat and come into focus. (ST) 92+” (03/2015)

“Tasted blind at the annual 'Burgfest' tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains has a very lifted bouquet with cranberry and wild strawberry aromas shooting from the glass, very focused and perhaps more citric than Thibault Liger-Belair's Vaucrains 2012. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannins, plenty of red cherry and strawberry fruit, slightly metallic and spicy towards the finish that tapers in slightly and leaves you wanting more. There is good tension here but it needs to develop more flesh and depth and if it does it will certainly merit a higher score. (NM) 90+” (10/2015)