Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint Georges Perrieres Blanc Vintage:2011 La Marie and Estournelles St

La Marie and Estournelles St

offering cherry

(from vines in the southwest portion of the commune that includes some declassified 1ers from Les Baudes and Fuées)

all of which is trimmed in moderate wood toast

spice and earth hints

Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint Georges Perrieres Blanc Vintage:2011 La Marie and Estournelles St(from white pinot noir, which is better known as Pinot Gouges; the vines were planted in 1947 the production is between 2000 and 2500 bottles). Residual hints of the malolactic fermentation, sulfur and wood are all that are discernible today. Otherwise the sleeker and more mineral driven flavors possess lovely drive on the intense, focused, linear and serious finish. Note that my rating assumes that the nose will clean up as the sulfur and wood are