1990 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  1/15/2020 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points

  Confrerie Lou Hei dinner with Henri Gouges wines (Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant): Appearance is clear, deep intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of sweet spices, forest floor earth, leathery animal, dark red cherries. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13%), structured high tannins!, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of dark red plums, dried sour red cherries, sour plum, leathery meat. Very long finish.
  Very good quality. Powerful structure that will probably outlast everything else about this wine. Drink up before balance falls further apart.

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  4/22/2015 - Dbrane wrote: 88 Points

  No signs of bricking. Still tannic and rather sweet, I guessed a great year perhaps 2005? So was shocked when it was revealed to be a 1990. Totally tight and unyielding on the palate, this seemed to have evolved in a glacial pace with a monumental structure. Given the producer I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Not so enjoyable at the moment but I don't know when this will ever be ready. I'm rating it based on its tremendous ability to age.

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  1/29/2013 - Alex H wrote: 88 Points

  Very strong nsg characteristic with its rough earthy backward tannic fruits. Grippy and structured. Enjoyable drinking and entices with spice and an almost back palate of velvet just to tease.

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  1/22/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  Martin's Birthday Bash (Gallery Hotel, Singapore): This was as good an NSG as I have had in some time - one of my favourite reds of the night in fact. The nose on this was everything one would imagine an old Porets St. Georges to smell like - deep notes of black cherries, a savoury counterpoint of cooked meat, some roasted spice, a touch of green herbs and bramble, and lots of wet stoney mineral scents. A deep, masculine nose that. The palate was at a sweet spot and drinking absolutely deliciously. Fresh and lively, with luscious black fruit in the shape of dark cherries and still dominating the attack and midpalate, this had a morerish yumminess that only a mature Burg can deliver. All that was draped onto a great backdrop of beautifully juicy acidity and a still firm backbone of fine tannins that carried it into a lovely long finish, with more of the plump dark fruit wed to meat, mushrooms and spice undertones, with just the slightest hint of rubber peeking out. All this was scored through by a lovely, stony mineral streak that hit at the midpalate and pulled away into the distance on the finish. Wow - this was a solid wine, pure NSG. Drinking well now, but it still has reserves of complexity in it and the structure to age beautifully. Give it 5 years and it should be beautiful.

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  1/12/2013 - Vinosus Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nose on first opening was lively red fruit with herbal hints. Palate was fresh and big, with more to come. So decanted. Beautiful colour - cherry red, not too dark with good brightness and intensity. Hardly any sediment. After about an hour, nose became more serious and Burglike - red and black fruit, olives, meat, fungi, and wood. Palate drifted about, opening and closing, but always with a lot in reserve. Not quite singing at this stage, but it will do well. Should improve and go on for another 10 years.

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