The 2023 Chevillon family’s example of les St. Georges is pure magic. The wine is stunningly pure, refined and nascently complex, wafting from the glass in an aromatic fireworks display of dark berries, red and black cherries, coffee bean, woodsmoke, gamebird, a complex base of dark soil tones, a touch of graphite, vanillin oak and a topnote of roses. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, very complex and beautifully sappy at the core, with great focus and balance, ripe tannins and a long, precise and utterly refined finish. 2040-2095.

The 2023 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges is lovely, mingling notes of cherries and cassis with hints of rose petal and vine smoke, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping palate that's seamless and lively, with good depth at the core and powdery structuring tannins. Domaine Robert Chevillon is one of the Côte d'Or's stalwart, producing hearty, characterful wines that stand the test of time. Old vines, cultivated soils, moderate yields and long macerations at comparatively high temperatures with entirely destemmed grapes are the order of the day at this address, with the Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes seeing some 20% new oak and the premiers crus 30%. Nuits's Tonnellerie Sirugue is the dominant supplier of barrels. The 2023 vintage has turned out nicely at this address, delivering wines somewhat reminiscent of a riper version of the 2017s, and with a suppleness that somewhat tempers the habitually more structured cuvées in the cellar, which this year have performed especially well.(WK)

Note: from a .60 ha parcel of 75+ year old vines. This is aromatically similar to the Les Cailles with just a bit more fruit from the red side of the spectrum. On the palate though there is slightly more size and weight to the medium weight flavors with even more evident minerality adding a sense of lift to the balanced, long and more austere finale. This is firmer and more compact than the Les Cailles so at least some patience is advised.*Burghound Outstanding!*