Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Rue Chaux Vintage:2015 the vineyards limestone soils manage

the vineyards limestone soils manage to impart the requisite acidity

They've planted indigenous hedging and trees for windbreaks and biodiversity

this has a wonderful balance of creaminess with spring-like freshness

spicy and extremely long

This is a bit firmer than the Combottes with even more evident minerality on the delicious

Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Rue Chaux Vintage:2015 the vineyards limestone soils manageModerate wood influence surrounds the ultra fresh if somewhat somber aromas of black cherry, plum, earth and once again a whiff of the sauvage. There is a distinct sense of restraint to the cool, precise and concentrated middle weight flavors that also evidence a sleek muscularity to the lingering, complex and built to age finish. This is a powerful and notably serious effort that is most impressive though I underscore that it will not be an enticing