Pretty nose with menthol notes, cherries, herbs, underwood, and bright red fruit. Good acidity and still quite a bit of tannins (as is expected from Gouges) but it still feels quite approachable on the palate. Flavors of red cherries, strawberries, cedar, and forest follow. Long finish. A lively wine that will continue to age for a while longer but it's really good right now.
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Tasted blind. Earthy and spicy and minerally on the nose with relatively ripe, rich red cherry. On the palate quite sweet-toned with good depth to the fruit and very nice tannic structure. Gripping pretty nice towards the finish and has good length. Super youthful despite some developed characteristics. Excellent.
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Dinner at D Cuisine (Chicago, IL): Pretty classic as far as old school Gouges goes. The nose comes off a bit more red-fruited than I would expect for a wine of this age, and there's definitely some Nuits earthiness at play here. On the palate, this definitely has quite a bit of backwards, tannic weight that is pretty classic to me, but I do like the fruit character of this wine with its tilt towards the red side of the spectrum and a fair bit of acidity. Good aging potential.
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After a great bottle of 2002 I was hopeful for repeat fireworks. Not exactly, but it is starting to shed some of the structure that caused comrade Texier to say it tastes like Barolo. Interesting next to the Chevillon as it actually started out seemingly more open and slighetned over the evening while the Chevillon really blossomed. All the things from you'd expect from Les Saint Georges except maybe without the sense of "Grand Cru". A wine of depth and complexity in earth, fruit, savory and mineral. Maybe just lacks some grace.
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MixedTape Chef: Black berries, cassis, peppers, mushrooms, wet bark, black tea, spices. Savoury notes of Nuits St Georges. Nice tannins and acidity. In a good place now.
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Bottle had great color and fill, but wow, really prime example of this LSG from Gouges. Dark fruit, with brooding and complex nose of forest floor, wet leaves, hint of smoke, bramble...quite complete at this stage. Was shy at first, but after an hour or so, it really started singing.
Tannins have folded intro the fray a bit, but in a good way of course, only making a bit more approachable now. Acidity and all is quite in balance, really a great wine to open in the winter on a chilly night. Length was phenomenal, and couldn't stop smelling it. I would say well stored bottles have time, as this has the structure to keep going for a bit, but why wait? This was a treat and is ready now.
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Fantastic concentration and weight with crunchy dark cherry and that earthy, dry fall forest floor character that I love in good Burg. Zingy acidity, lengthy finish.
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Several days later, no detailed notes. This was the second bottle of wine two of us consumed after two full days of golf and I was definitely fading faster than it. Dark red color still. Generous for a youngish Gouges, plenty of sappy flesh and showing excellent balance. Mouth-coating and flavorful.
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Knockout nose full of damp earth, sauteed mushrooms, cinnamon, and roses. The palate was nicely balanced, with plenty of earthiness but also a more red-fruited, lithe personality than I normally get from Gouges. Still plenty of grip on the finish, and ample structure here to go many more years. Suffice it to say, it went great with a steak.
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Couples Night (The Bristol - Chicago, IL): "This was open for business" is a phrase I'm not accustomed to saying with Gouges (shame on me for low exposure to their older stuff...) but this was showing very nicely. The nose was gorgeous with bright cherries and strawberries with leafy and earthy undertones. The palate was all red fruit and roses. Nice acidity and structure, but this was all about the purity and the elegance of the palate. Great bottle.
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Decanted one hour. Dark red. Dark, restrained fruit, just the beginnings of some earth, and plenty of structure to age - but the tannins aren't as noticable as I remember form the '96 and '98 versions of this wine. Seems it will be more balanced, and a better wine for me, than those two - but still needs a few years to open up. A-
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Drank with the '96 Vaucrains, which it clearly bested but not necessarily due to the more refined material that LSG tends to have - there actually, surprisingly, wasn't much structure or tannin in evidence here, making it about as drinkable as an adolescent Gouges can possibly be, but the result of that is that texture wasn't a big factor. It had a gamey scent to it but nothing like the blatant brett of the Vaucrains, instead this was just an NSG more on the savory than the stony side of things, and with good fruit saturation considering the vintage.
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No formal notes taken; wonderful aromas of leather, chocolate, musky aromas lay on top of very dense, full bodied flavors. Really nicely detailed right now with plenty of energy left.
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Popped and decanted for 5+ hours. Medium-plus black cherry hue, quite dark for a Burgundy. Somewhat effusive nose of dark fruits, dried flowers, iron, and hints of forest floor. Medium-plus body. As with the nose, flavors in mouth from this are similarly reticent and seemingly brooding. What is there comes off as powerful, dark fruited, and showing a tremendous impression of minerals. The acidity is balanced with chunky, somewhat rustic tannins on the plus close. Clearly too young, one would hope that this will improve with additional time in the cellar as it appears to possess all the essentials. One word to sum this bottle up would be "brooding."
Quick commentary: It didn't show any better or worse with food. Although, that said, it accompanied every dish quite well.
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2/19/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pretty nose with menthol notes, cherries, herbs, underwood, and bright red fruit. Good acidity and still quite a bit of tannins (as is expected from Gouges) but it still feels quite approachable on the palate. Flavors of red cherries, strawberries, cedar, and forest follow. Long finish. A lively wine that will continue to age for a while longer but it's really good right now.
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10/2/2023 - kuumies wrote:
Tasted blind. Earthy and spicy and minerally on the nose with relatively ripe, rich red cherry. On the palate quite sweet-toned with good depth to the fruit and very nice tannic structure. Gripping pretty nice towards the finish and has good length. Super youthful despite some developed characteristics. Excellent.
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7/27/2022 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Dinner at D Cuisine (Chicago, IL): Pretty classic as far as old school Gouges goes. The nose comes off a bit more red-fruited than I would expect for a wine of this age, and there's definitely some Nuits earthiness at play here. On the palate, this definitely has quite a bit of backwards, tannic weight that is pretty classic to me, but I do like the fruit character of this wine with its tilt towards the red side of the spectrum and a fair bit of acidity. Good aging potential.
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2/20/2021 - antiwood Likes this wine:
Seriously dense '01. Loads of minerals, iron. Drying tannins. A lot of balance and intensity. Drink in know less than 5 years.
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6/4/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 92 Points
After a great bottle of 2002 I was hopeful for repeat fireworks. Not exactly, but it is starting to shed some of the structure that caused comrade Texier to say it tastes like Barolo. Interesting next to the Chevillon as it actually started out seemingly more open and slighetned over the evening while the Chevillon really blossomed. All the things from you'd expect from Les Saint Georges except maybe without the sense of "Grand Cru". A wine of depth and complexity in earth, fruit, savory and mineral. Maybe just lacks some grace.
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12/28/2019 - dnnk88 wrote: 92 Points
MixedTape Chef: Black berries, cassis, peppers, mushrooms, wet bark, black tea, spices. Savoury notes of Nuits St Georges. Nice tannins and acidity. In a good place now.
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12/20/2018 - Irisland Likes this wine:
Bottle had great color and fill, but wow, really prime example of this LSG from Gouges. Dark fruit, with brooding and complex nose of forest floor, wet leaves, hint of smoke, bramble...quite complete at this stage. Was shy at first, but after an hour or so, it really started singing.
Tannins have folded intro the fray a bit, but in a good way of course, only making a bit more approachable now. Acidity and all is quite in balance, really a great wine to open in the winter on a chilly night. Length was phenomenal, and couldn't stop smelling it. I would say well stored bottles have time, as this has the structure to keep going for a bit, but why wait? This was a treat and is ready now.
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3/24/2018 - sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic concentration and weight with crunchy dark cherry and that earthy, dry fall forest floor character that I love in good Burg. Zingy acidity, lengthy finish.
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6/27/2017 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Several days later, no detailed notes. This was the second bottle of wine two of us consumed after two full days of golf and I was definitely fading faster than it. Dark red color still. Generous for a youngish Gouges, plenty of sappy flesh and showing excellent balance. Mouth-coating and flavorful.
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2/2/2017 - Billigan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Knockout nose full of damp earth, sauteed mushrooms, cinnamon, and roses. The palate was nicely balanced, with plenty of earthiness but also a more red-fruited, lithe personality than I normally get from Gouges. Still plenty of grip on the finish, and ample structure here to go many more years. Suffice it to say, it went great with a steak.
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5/27/2016 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Couples Night (The Bristol - Chicago, IL): "This was open for business" is a phrase I'm not accustomed to saying with Gouges (shame on me for low exposure to their older stuff...) but this was showing very nicely. The nose was gorgeous with bright cherries and strawberries with leafy and earthy undertones. The palate was all red fruit and roses. Nice acidity and structure, but this was all about the purity and the elegance of the palate. Great bottle.
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9/6/2013 - MC wrote:
Decanted one hour. Dark red. Dark, restrained fruit, just the beginnings of some earth, and plenty of structure to age - but the tannins aren't as noticable as I remember form the '96 and '98 versions of this wine. Seems it will be more balanced, and a better wine for me, than those two - but still needs a few years to open up. A-
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1/7/2013 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank with the '96 Vaucrains, which it clearly bested but not necessarily due to the more refined material that LSG tends to have - there actually, surprisingly, wasn't much structure or tannin in evidence here, making it about as drinkable as an adolescent Gouges can possibly be, but the result of that is that texture wasn't a big factor. It had a gamey scent to it but nothing like the blatant brett of the Vaucrains, instead this was just an NSG more on the savory than the stony side of things, and with good fruit saturation considering the vintage.
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12/4/2011 - Xavier94 wrote: 91 Points
No formal notes taken; wonderful aromas of leather, chocolate, musky aromas lay on top of very dense, full bodied flavors. Really nicely detailed right now with plenty of energy left.
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11/24/2011 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and decanted for 5+ hours. Medium-plus black cherry hue, quite dark for a Burgundy. Somewhat effusive nose of dark fruits, dried flowers, iron, and hints of forest floor. Medium-plus body. As with the nose, flavors in mouth from this are similarly reticent and seemingly brooding. What is there comes off as powerful, dark fruited, and showing a tremendous impression of minerals. The acidity is balanced with chunky, somewhat rustic tannins on the plus close. Clearly too young, one would hope that this will improve with additional time in the cellar as it appears to possess all the essentials. One word to sum this bottle up would be "brooding."
Quick commentary: It didn't show any better or worse with food. Although, that said, it accompanied every dish quite well.
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