The 2012 Nuits-St-Georges Les Roncières is mesmerizing upon the first impression. Deep, rich, beautifully resonant layers of dark red/black fruit, smoke, cloves and new leather blossom in the glass. The Roncières is incredibly sumptuous for a young Nuits, but even so, there is plenty of detail in the glass. Most importantly, though, the 2012 also appears to be holding quite a bit in reserve, suggesting its best days are off somewhere in the future. (AG)

The 2012 Roncières chez Chevillon is another outstanding and utterly complete young bottle of Nuits St. Georges. The exceptional nose delivers a vibrant constellation of black cherries, plums, dark chocolate, a beautiful base of minerally soil tones, quail, a touch of fresh thyme and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and simply rock solid at the core, with excellent focus and balance, suave, ripe tannins and stunning length and grip on the primary and very poised finish. Another stellar wine. (JG) 93+

Bright dark red. Black raspberry, violet and a whiff of game on the nose. Saline, dry and seriously structured wine with a blackberry flavor enlivened by stony minerality. Fine-grained and harmonious, with a strong acid spine and a late note of bitter chocolate. Built to age. (ST)