1995 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88 points

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  3/12/2022 - vagrantone wrote: 87 Points

  Not quite what I had hoped for...
  I held on to these for a long time given both the Gouges style of wine making and the often ferocious tannins associated with the 95 vintage.
  Not surprisingly this wine showed a very solid structure with tannins very present, astringent, after 27 years...
  The disappointing part was that the wine didn't have the other components to balance it. You're left with a hard shell and very little stuffing...
  A lamb burger turned out to be a good pairing for this wine, but I expected more...

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  10/7/2018 - liber wrote: 89 Points

  10th of 12, opened 30 minutes, perfect cork and level, previous notes VG or better with 2 corked bottles - another of these 95s which has always looked promising but failed to deliver, now a translucent dark ruby with some development on rim; plum/cherry with touch of sous bois, little meat, game or spice, pure not sauvage; medium bodied, some silk, decent length and persistence if tad dilute, now mature but no rush, nice enough but a bit lacking somewhere, and certainly no wow. VG+ (16.5)......it says something when last Monday's Lecheneaut Cailles 95 is preferred to a Gouges Vaucrains!

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  8/26/2010 - Remony wrote: 86 Points

  Lovely clear colour, but the tannins and the acidity have overtaken the fruit, and this is hard work without much reward at the moment. I fear it always will be.

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  7/4/2010 - MC wrote:

  Very dark color still, with a reticent nose. This wine is still overpowered by its tannins. Although there is fruit, it needs several years still for the tannins to soften. I'm not sure if the fruit will hold up to them. B+/A-

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  6/22/2005 - PhDP wrote: 90 Points

  Bourgogne rouge 1995 (groupe du mercredi, Bruxelles, Belgium, chez PhV): Nez boisé, avec du café et un beau floral,
  Bouche dense, avec du "jus", fermée
  Note moyenne: 15.39/20

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