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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 27 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by winot on 2/22/2023: Medium mahogany with ruby core. Nose is earthy, a bit rootsy. Palate is a bit tough and tannic, a little unyielding. This glass is via CV, but it has been poured for about an hour. Would definitely need a decant if opening the bottle. The flavours are rootsy and savoury, and it is a bit drying, but there is good cherry fruit, and the finish is quite long. I am prone to sticking these away for a few more years. (842 views) | | | Tasted by jmrobinson on 3/19/2022 & rated 89 points: More interesting than fine. At first quite drying and medicinal... With a few hours of hair more secondary fruit and a gentler underside showed. Still a medicinal quality to it, but in an interesting way. Lots of herbs, cool blue fruit, and robust structure. No more upside here, but likely a few more years like this before decline. Found at a wine shop in CT for a good price a a month ago, and was glad to try. (1408 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 3/14/2022: Pop and pour. Last btl of a half case. On the nose: soft spiced wood, dried cherry, loads of herbs. Fully secondary. On the palate: good acidity, good density, soft spice, dark red fruit, soft medicinal herbs. Tannin shows a grip at first that fades quickly to a tangy slightly medicinal finish. Solid, but I wonder if this will survive to tomorrow. (1500 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 4/3/2021: Popped and poured yesterday, when it paired well with l'angoustine and basil pasta (we also had a viognier for all that). This btl was in the fridge last night, and in a refridgerated bag on the drive home today, but it seems toast now. Drinkable, but not compelling. Sigh, it was definitely better yesterday, but I didn't take notes then. (2061 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 10/6/2020: A good btl, but not as good as my first (better than I remember my last). On the nose:.the funk seems gone, but plum, spice, soft leather, and a hint of vanilla. On the palate, excellent acidity, cranberry and spice, good density and and attenuated tannin on the slightly spicy and tangy finish. If this btl is representative, drink up. (2218 views) | | | Tasted by Chris@77 on 2/10/2020 & rated 89 points: Read 12/24 note so had to open another bottle. I disagree that it's fading. It's still young but softening faster than I would have thought last May. I agree with the 12/24 tasting note, although still score it lower. For me, it lacks richness in the middle and complexity. The complexity may come although the vintage dictates the 'stuffing'. As an example, the Calera Ryan bottling is a lighter wine but has the requisite richness so that it is very complex. (Wish I had some now!). (2160 views) | | | Tasted by Nipperu on 12/24/2019 & rated 91 points: Clear medium ruby
Intense
Raspberry, red cherry,
Red earth
Animal/barnyard/cured meats
Spice: pepper
Dry
Fruits less pronounced
Med- body
Med+ acid
Med alc
Med- tannins
Med+ finish
Good, but seems to be fading... (1803 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 7/24/2019 & rated 90 points: Ramat-Aviv Boys meeting (At Hugo's): Classic Premier Cru de Bourgogne (1332 views) | | | Tasted by Chris@77 on 5/10/2019 & rated 89 points: Medium body and color, appealing pinot nose although clearly not a riper wine, good balance. First to say, it is quite early to be drinking this wine. My bottle(s) stored at 55 have good acid balance, tannin left but not prominant. The flavor notes recorded thus far are on target, average finish. What is missing is richness and complexity of flavor. I saw this right after I bought the wine years ago and it is still missing. I don't see this ever being close to a top wine however, holding it longer should reward with bottle flavors. Those are not present now. Aside from vintage differences, the Porrets is a very different wine than Gouges' le St Georges and Vaucrains. I still remember those stunning wines, St Georges very rich and complete (should be a Grand Cru in my view ... Chevillon produces its complement), Vaucrains structured for the long haul. The Porrets is very much the simpler wine. I marked the form "neutral" because I'm ambivalent about holding it in my now limited storage of 100 bottles, much different than years ago with many hundreds. You decide. I lack the expertise to offer more than this.
Allen Meadows from 2013. I agree this with reservation that the wine is not progressing to an encouraging place relative to complexity. I didn't read this before opening or would have noted the timeframe. Meadows and Robinson are the people I most trust (not myself!). Meadows palate is beyond sophisticated based on my decade of comparisons.
".... intensely earthy and beautifully complex nose of both red and blue pinot fruit, earth, violet and plum scents. ... supple mid-palate though the firm core of tannins apparent on the moderately austere and impressively long finish. 90-92 /2021+" (1670 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 2/27/2019 & rated 91 points: Red and blue fruit, cassis, cherries, clean fruit without the green herbal notes you may find in many 2011 Burgundies, there is density and power, like it, but was the last one. (1663 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 11/11/2018 & rated 91 points: Bitter almonds, black cherries, earthy, mineral, some cassis, stony, still very young, for a 2011 Burgundy very good, drinking well, but just at the beginning of its drinking window. (1558 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 7/29/2018 & rated 91 points: Smoky, earthy, liquorice, some blue fruit, dense, tannins quite present, typical Nuits, drinking well, at the beginning of its drinking window, like it! (1656 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 6/6/2018: Huh, very different from my prev btl and not nearly as pleasurable. Nose is very nuits: a bit of animal, but less cherry, raspberry and oak than last time. Also some va. On the palate, great acidity and a touch of coconut. Cranberry and sweet strawberry and a spicy finish. Very different from other Gouges Clos des Porrets I've had, so probably a slightly off btl. (1796 views) | | | Tasted by Sycamore on 8/23/2017 & rated 90 points: Drinking surprisingly well right now. I didn't detect any steminess, and am normally pretty sensitive to that note. Very earthy. Beautifully textured. Mostly on the dark fruit end of the spectrum. Some friendly tannins on the backend. Excellent! (2713 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 7/15/2017: Sigh, wish I had more of this. Beautiful nose with some stem notes, followed by earth, spice and sweet strawberry/cherry. On the palate, extremely vibrant acidity, loads of pomegranate and sweet red cherry, and a hint of coffee/tobacco; well-integrated oak. Some slightly grainy tannins on the finish. This is drinking well now with some air. (2342 views) | | | Tasted by startinoz on 9/13/2016 & rated 91 points: 91-92. Medium red Red fruit and spice. Slightly (subtly) stalky. Medium intense strawberry, raspberry and stalk flavours. Dusty tannins. Nice. (2865 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 6/22/2016: Musique & Vin Wine Tasting (Château du Clos de Vougeot): Tasting, brief note. black fruit with modest spice. Good length, still rather firm. Better than I recall from one year ago. (3409 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 6/24/2015: Musique & Vin Wine Tasting (Château du Clos de Vougeot): Tasting, brief note. Good fruit that today is showing some rough edges I couldn't fully enjoy. Give this cellar time. (4440 views) | | | Tasted by vespasian on 11/3/2014 & rated 89 points: Quite tight still though some pretty red fruits coming through; pretty - has elegance, jewelled fruits. Open for Gouges, could be enjoyed now. Lovely freshness. (3385 views) | | | Tasted by MyCellar01 on 9/16/2014: United Cellars Grand Cru Pinot Noir Tasting & Masterclass Series (Angel and Ash. Corner of Angel Place and Ash Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia.): Cherry, more astringent though lightly so. Very light, evaporative finish. (4088 views) | | | Tasted by sebastienjm on 3/23/2014 & rated 91 points: un joli cran au dessus du villages 2011 du même domaine, nez plus pur, moins réduit, et davantage de matière en bouche (3231 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 11/19/2012 & rated 88 points: From barrel: Closed, high acidity, dry, austere; huge mineral content "calcaire". See if this develops but sure this will remain somewhat lean-mineral driven. 87-89 Monopole. (3694 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Dom Henri Gouges, Clos des Porrets St-Georges Premier Cru Nuits-St-Georges Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Dom Henri Gouges, Clos des Porrets St-Georges Premier Cru Nuits-St-Georges Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/7/2013)
(Dom Henri Gouges, Clos des Porrets St-Georges Premier Cru Nuits-St-Georges Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, January 2013, Issue #49
(Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges "Clos des Porrets St. Georges" 1er 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, January/February 2013, IWC Issue #166
(Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Porrets) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2012, Issue #42, The Extremely Elegant, Low Octane and Unquestionably Outstanding 2011 Vintage in Burgundy.
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| Domaine Henri Gouges Producer websitePinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.Clos des Porrets St. Georges On Weinlagen.infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Nuits on weinlagen.infoNuits St. Georges 1er Cru A.O.C. Nuits-Saint-Georges (Syndicat Viticole de Nuits-Saint-Georges)
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