Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots has a sophisticated, well-defined, expressive bouquet with red plum, redcurrant and raspberry fruit, nicely integrated oak that allows sous-bois aromas to percolate through with aeration. Lovely focus here! The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, well judged acidity, focused and quite intense with admirable tension on the finish. It requires 4-5 years in bottle but it will reward those with patience. Tasted September 2016.

Bright, dark red. Pungent, expressive, highly complex aromas of black raspberry and flinty, smoky minerality, lifted by a lovely Vosne-like floral element. The palate presents a compelling combination of minerality and dark fruit intensity, with licorice and noble veggie notes adding another dimension. A rather baroque Nuits-Saint-Georges with outstanding energy, fine-grained tannins and slow-building length. Has a serious spine to support a leisurely evolution in the cellar.

Closed, but a true representation of that northern Nuits style: silky blackberry and refined tannin, with fullish body. Lovely. (AH)