Mugneret-Gibourg's 2011 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Chaignots is remarkably polished and refined in this vintage. Sweet rose petals, spices and red berries emerge from a gracious Burgundy that shows the more finessed side of Nuits. This is one of the more classically structured 2011s readers will come across. Today, the Chaignots is drop-dead gorgeous. Dried rose petals, sage, mint and crushed raspberries linger on the close.

The 2011 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru has a pure and perfumed bouquet with lush red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit, finely integrated oak with just a hint of crushed rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, good density, pure with the right amount of salinity to leave you begging for another sip on the finish. There is a sense of completeness and harmony here. Wonderful. Tasted at Flint Wines Burgundy 2011 tasting.

Medium red. Black cherry, boysenberry and licorice on the nose; distinctly darker than the Vosne villages . Juicy, savory and nicely balanced, with a restrained sweetness framed by harmonious acidity. Dark fruit and licorice flavors display good intensity and are already quite seductive. Finishes with broad, dusty tannins and very good length.

Intense fruit on the nose, and a very gentle construction on the palate. Seems much riper than their Vosne. Firm but not excessively tannic. (JR)