This was an average to slightly better than average bottle of village NSG. Would have thought this would still show a bit fresher given vintage, producer and terroir however it did feel mildly past-peak. No real tannins and starting to lose structure. Drink now.
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Comme souvent chez Gouges le nez est complètement fermé à l'ouverture et la bouche se montre maigre et acide...et comme toujours le vin s'ouvre de lui-même au bout de 2 heures (sans carafage). Le vin dégage qqch de tellurique et de sauvage que je retrouve souvent dans ce domaine. Cela fait encore très jeune pour son âge. A boire dans les 5 ou 10 ans.
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Nez fermé à l'ouverture et la bouche est étriquée. 3-4 heures plus tard, le miracle bourguignon se produit : montée en puissance des arômes et du volume. Loin des canons classiques de la cerise et des tanins soyeux, ce vin joue encore une fois dans un autre registre, proche d'un barbaresco avec ses arômes floraux et sa puissance tellurique. Les vins de Gouges ne ressemblent à rien de ce que je connaisse en Bourgogne. La bouteille a peu évolué par rapport à 2017, elle doit pouvoir se garder encore 5 ans et plus.
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Un nuits très solide qui lorgne presque du côté d'un barbaresco, tant par ses muscles que par son côté floral. Aucune trace d'élevage, equilibre parfait et beaucoup de caractère. A boire ou à garder 3-5 ans.
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Pale, ruby appearance. Medium+ nose of raspberry, red cherry, charred wood, kirsch, fruit development with dried fruits, iron, earth. Medium - body, medium tannin with good grip, medium+ tannin, slightly medicinal character, medium finish. Pure and good quality.
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Lots of strawberry and thinnish palate feel, but more muted than I expected. Overall a decent everyday burgundy but not as much fruit as some of the Oregon pilots I've had lately
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A good village level wine, but didn't blow me away. This is solid with red fruits, classic gamy hints, and iron. The palate is a bit thin and lacking some depth, but is still good. In my opinion this is not much better than the straight Bourgogne which is a better value.
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From a 375ml. Nice color. Dusty nose, but that faded with time. Notes of strawberry on the nose and on the palate. Refined flavors, but the finish turns a bit sour with about an hour of time. Not great, but enjoyable especially for the first hour.
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So much reductive funk, I had to employ the penny trick, which worked perfectly. Once the sulphuric rubbery stank dissipated, a beautiful NSG emerged. Very gamy and wild but seductive and loaded with minerals and warm soil aromas. You could lay this humble village wine down for many years, but if you open now, make sure to give it several hours in the decanter before drinking (or have plenty of clean pennies on hand).
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More accessible than the '09's which have closed up now. Primary red and dark berry fruit with sauvage and slightly rustic flavors. Very complex for a village wine. Structured, fleshy and tannic. The aromas kept building and the palate got more fleshy over a few hours of drinking. Don't hesitate to crack one of these now.
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Strongly reductive funk (of the burnt rubber variety previously described) that air (over two days) only mostly amended. However, this wine really shines on the palate, with black cherry, licorice, and wild gamey flavors and a bonafide rocky feel. While the obvious reduction was a bit of a downer, the wine still punched way above its weight and remains a superb value from an excellent and otherwise very expensive vintage.
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Nez fermé et très réduit à l'ouverture. Après d'intenses secousses de la carafe, le vin livre quelques notes de fruits rouges et noirs. La bouche est ferme, austère mais d'une belle tenue; tanins bien intégrés. Le lendemain la bouteille offre beaucoup plus de plaisir, la matière s'est déliée et le vin a beaucoup gagné en puissance, tout en gardant une touche d'austérité. Attendre 2018.
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Bright medium red. There are some black fruits and licorice on the nose and a very strong note that I was having trouble identifying but after reading Robert Pavlovich's note, I think "burnt rubber" is a very good descriptor. On the palate, the wine has great presence. Stoney black cherries with a firmly tannic finish. Knowing what the wine is, I think I can identify some of the plummy richness I associate with Nuit St George but there is an intense precision to this wine that must come from the great winemaker.
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After a five hour slow ox in a cold cellar, the nose was slightly open with aromas of red plum and burnt rubber. The palate was not as giving...the acid clearly out-muscled the fruit, and found it slightly earthy and overall unyielding. The tannins were fine grained, leading to a serious though graceful enough finish. Would recommend giving this a lot of air if drinking today, or better yet, just let it sleep.
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This has to be one of the most impressive village Nuits I've ever had, and is up there with any star village wine you care to mention, as it's just dripping with Nuits character - tons of heavyweight muscle and a clear earthy signature combining stoniness and maybe a little animal funk. This is really big in scale, no dainty feminine elegance here, one of those rare village wines that I would seriously love to cellar since it seems to have all the ingredients for a long life despite its early expressiveness; the level of stuffing almost seems a throwback. I was a little surprised, though, to see some overt oakiness surface after it had been opened about two hours, not the usual M.O. chez Gouges but there is so much material here it's easy to imagine it getting absorbed.
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Bien sur c’est trop tot meme pour le village mais je voulais me faire une idée avant d’en encaver eventuellemetn quelques unes. Pour le moment… la réduction au nez est très forte… la pureté de fruit n’est pas là, ni l’élégance. En bouche en revanche, j’ai été très surpris par la matière souple et la finesse des tanins malgré son caractère bien "nuits"
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9/25/2023 - YagerWine Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was an average to slightly better than average bottle of village NSG. Would have thought this would still show a bit fresher given vintage, producer and terroir however it did feel mildly past-peak. No real tannins and starting to lose structure. Drink now.
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9/12/2021 - Jeanda wrote: 90 Points
Comme souvent chez Gouges le nez est complètement fermé à l'ouverture et la bouche se montre maigre et acide...et comme toujours le vin s'ouvre de lui-même au bout de 2 heures (sans carafage). Le vin dégage qqch de tellurique et de sauvage que je retrouve souvent dans ce domaine. Cela fait encore très jeune pour son âge. A boire dans les 5 ou 10 ans.
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4/25/2020 - Jeanda Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nez fermé à l'ouverture et la bouche est étriquée. 3-4 heures plus tard, le miracle bourguignon se produit : montée en puissance des arômes et du volume. Loin des canons classiques de la cerise et des tanins soyeux, ce vin joue encore une fois dans un autre registre, proche d'un barbaresco avec ses arômes floraux et sa puissance tellurique. Les vins de Gouges ne ressemblent à rien de ce que je connaisse en Bourgogne. La bouteille a peu évolué par rapport à 2017, elle doit pouvoir se garder encore 5 ans et plus.
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6/5/2017 - Jeanda wrote: 90 Points
Un nuits très solide qui lorgne presque du côté d'un barbaresco, tant par ses muscles que par son côté floral. Aucune trace d'élevage, equilibre parfait et beaucoup de caractère. A boire ou à garder 3-5 ans.
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12/24/2016 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 91 Points
Pale, ruby appearance. Medium+ nose of raspberry, red cherry, charred wood, kirsch, fruit development with dried fruits, iron, earth. Medium - body, medium tannin with good grip, medium+ tannin, slightly medicinal character, medium finish. Pure and good quality.
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1/24/2016 - Tonythefish wrote: 89 Points
Lots of strawberry and thinnish palate feel, but more muted than I expected. Overall a decent everyday burgundy but not as much fruit as some of the Oregon pilots I've had lately
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10/14/2015 - jnewman77 wrote:
A good village level wine, but didn't blow me away. This is solid with red fruits, classic gamy hints, and iron. The palate is a bit thin and lacking some depth, but is still good. In my opinion this is not much better than the straight Bourgogne which is a better value.
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11/20/2014 - John Dunlap wrote: 88 Points
From a 375ml. Nice color. Dusty nose, but that faded with time. Notes of strawberry on the nose and on the palate. Refined flavors, but the finish turns a bit sour with about an hour of time. Not great, but enjoyable especially for the first hour.
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10/4/2014 - Billigan Likes this wine:
So much reductive funk, I had to employ the penny trick, which worked perfectly. Once the sulphuric rubbery stank dissipated, a beautiful NSG emerged. Very gamy and wild but seductive and loaded with minerals and warm soil aromas. You could lay this humble village wine down for many years, but if you open now, make sure to give it several hours in the decanter before drinking (or have plenty of clean pennies on hand).
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5/15/2014 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 91 Points
More accessible than the '09's which have closed up now. Primary red and dark berry fruit with sauvage and slightly rustic flavors. Very complex for a village wine. Structured, fleshy and tannic. The aromas kept building and the palate got more fleshy over a few hours of drinking. Don't hesitate to crack one of these now.
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4/5/2014 - Billigan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Strongly reductive funk (of the burnt rubber variety previously described) that air (over two days) only mostly amended. However, this wine really shines on the palate, with black cherry, licorice, and wild gamey flavors and a bonafide rocky feel. While the obvious reduction was a bit of a downer, the wine still punched way above its weight and remains a superb value from an excellent and otherwise very expensive vintage.
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2/6/2014 - Jeanda Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nez fermé et très réduit à l'ouverture. Après d'intenses secousses de la carafe, le vin livre quelques notes de fruits rouges et noirs. La bouche est ferme, austère mais d'une belle tenue; tanins bien intégrés. Le lendemain la bouteille offre beaucoup plus de plaisir, la matière s'est déliée et le vin a beaucoup gagné en puissance, tout en gardant une touche d'austérité. Attendre 2018.
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12/13/2013 - short and confused wrote: 93 Points
Bright medium red. There are some black fruits and licorice on the nose and a very strong note that I was having trouble identifying but after reading Robert Pavlovich's note, I think "burnt rubber" is a very good descriptor. On the palate, the wine has great presence. Stoney black cherries with a firmly tannic finish. Knowing what the wine is, I think I can identify some of the plummy richness I associate with Nuit St George but there is an intense precision to this wine that must come from the great winemaker.
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11/9/2013 - Tavastgatan wrote: 88 Points
Decent lunch wine in Gevrey. Some reduction, but beautiful fruit underneath. At Chez Guy in Gevrey. 88+
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10/4/2013 - Robert Pavlovich wrote:
After a five hour slow ox in a cold cellar, the nose was slightly open with aromas of red plum and burnt rubber. The palate was not as giving...the acid clearly out-muscled the fruit, and found it slightly earthy and overall unyielding. The tannins were fine grained, leading to a serious though graceful enough finish. Would recommend giving this a lot of air if drinking today, or better yet, just let it sleep.
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8/26/2013 - Fantasio wrote: 86 Points
Nez trop sur la ferme et l'écurie. La bouche par contre est droite et souple. Pas dans mes goûts.
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5/17/2013 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 93 Points
This has to be one of the most impressive village Nuits I've ever had, and is up there with any star village wine you care to mention, as it's just dripping with Nuits character - tons of heavyweight muscle and a clear earthy signature combining stoniness and maybe a little animal funk. This is really big in scale, no dainty feminine elegance here, one of those rare village wines that I would seriously love to cellar since it seems to have all the ingredients for a long life despite its early expressiveness; the level of stuffing almost seems a throwback. I was a little surprised, though, to see some overt oakiness surface after it had been opened about two hours, not the usual M.O. chez Gouges but there is so much material here it's easy to imagine it getting absorbed.
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5/7/2013 - tsec1224 wrote: 89 Points
Wet earth, herb, violet, blueberry, strawberry. Robust acidity and mineral.
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4/11/2013 - sebastienjm wrote: 89 Points
Bien sur c’est trop tot meme pour le village mais je voulais me faire une idée avant d’en encaver eventuellemetn quelques unes. Pour le moment… la réduction au nez est très forte… la pureté de fruit n’est pas là, ni l’élégance. En bouche en revanche, j’ai été très surpris par la matière souple et la finesse des tanins malgré son caractère bien "nuits"
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