1995 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières

Burgundy-Report

• By Bill Nanson
  11/1/2007, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Grivot Jean Nuits St.Georges Les Roncières) From a half-bottle. Medium-plus ruby-red. A nose that remains relatively understated; faint red fruit overlain with equally faint, sweet caramel. Some fat, concentrated and with perfect acidity - this really dances across the palate. The tannins retain some grain but are on the wane. I rather fell-out with c.97-98 Grivots as unbalanced tannic monsters, but this is lovely - I’m happy to have a few in the cellar.

• By Bill Nanson
  11/1/2004, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Grivot Jean Nuits St.Georges Les Roncières) Medium plus colour with an amber rim. There's a little meaty extract overlaying tight fruit - 10 minutes later it's obviously corked. Bottle 2: The palate is cool, understated and packs a concentrated punch in the finish. The tannins are still present, but very, very refined. The taste lingers for almost a minute as your mouth waters from the perfectly judged acidity. Like the '96, concentrated without being 'extracted'. I'm glad I've a few more of these and hope the only dud is now discovered...