2014 Nuits-St Georges, Clos de Thorey, 1er Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

2014 Nuits-St Georges, Clos de Thorey, 1er Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

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2014 Nuits-St Georges, Clos de Thorey, 1er Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

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Medium deep red-purple, this has beautiful elegance for a Nuits-St Georges; a really graceful wine which also has impressive density. Very lovely. The domaine has developed its white wine holdings, with four new cuvées this year, arising out of Boisset’s purchase of Vincent Girardin’s business. Girardin had farming arrangements in Puligny- Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet Champ Gain Premier Cru, Bienvenues-Bâtard- Montrachet Grand Cru and a tiny holding of Chevalier-Montrachet: Monsieur Boisset has now bought these vineyards. As well as these excellent whites, Pierre Vincent considers 2014 to be one of his best red wine vintages, with something in common with 2006 and 2010.

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Jasper Morris MW93/100

Pale colour with some evolution. Jammy strawberry nose, indicating whole bunches, very pretty though. Lovely length here, middleweight plus, lifted strawberry fruit on the palate too and very persistent. Steadily fresher and less jammy with aeration.

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (September 2017)

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Burghound91/100

Here too a subtle application of oak sets off the spicy and softly floral-inflected nose of red and dark currant, plum, violet and earth scents. There a really lovely, even seductive, texture to the concentrated yet sleek middle weight flavors that deliver excellent depth and length on the beautifully balanced finish. In 2014 this highly attractive effort is more Vosne than Nuits in style plus it should drink well early.

Drink from 2022 onward

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (January 2016)

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Wine Advocate91/100

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Vougeraie's 2014 Nuits Saint Georges 1Er Cru Clos des Thorey has a very intense bouquet with small red cherries (maraschino), wild strawberry and just a faint hint of boot polish. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, rounded and smooth in texture, quite spicy toward the finish and blessed with quite a persistent aftertaste that gives away the whole bunch vinification. It does not quite possess the sophistication of the best Nuits-Saint-Georges from this vintage, but it does boast sheer drinkability. Tasted September 2017.

Drink 2019 - 2035

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (October 2017)

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Stephen Tanzer91/100

Moderately saturated medium red Higher-pitched on the nose than the village Chambolle, offering good mineral lift to the aromas of raspberry and spices Lovely stony minerality further energizes the fine-grained flavors of cranberry and blood orange This dry, classic, understated Burgundy has the energy to evolve slowly and gracefully in bottle.

Drink 2022 - 2029

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com (December 2016)

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About this WINE

Domaine de la Vougeraie

Domaine de la Vougeraie

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Domaine de la Vougeraie, based in Premeaux just south of Nuits St Georges, was created in 1999 when Jean-Claude Boisset of the Boisset group decided to group together all the vineyard holdings of his various negociant companies acquired over the years. The name comes from the significant holdings – and indeed Jean-Claude Boisset’s home – in the village of Vougeot. The winery is located however in the old Claudine Deschamps (Madame Jean-Claude Boisset) cellars in Prémeaux. The domaine was put together from the various vineyard holdings which had accrued through the Boisset acquisitions of Burgundian houses over the years. Pascal Marchand was put in charge in 1999, with Bernard Zito in the vineyards, which were farmed biodynamically. Pascal produced powerful wines, fairly heavily extracted in his early vintages but clearly was subsequently moving to a softer approach by 2004.

With nearly 40 hectares of vineyard and over 30 different appellations, including six grand crus (Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Clos Vougeot, Charmes Chambertin, Mazoyères, Corton Clos du Roi and Corton Charlemagne), this is one of Burgundy’s leading domaines.

No expense has been spared in production terms. The premier and grand cru vineyards are all farmed biodynamically with carefully limited yields. The cellar has been equipped with a battery of new or renovated wooden fermentation vats, a state of the art sorting table and a new model of the old fashioned vertical press which is thought to be the best option for red wines. The wines were made by Pascal Marchand of Comte Armand in Pommard, from 1999 to 2005 and subsequently by Pierre Vincent who has maintained the more delicate approach. The grapes are sorted on one of the longest tables de tri I have seen, before being given a cool pre-maceration. During fermentation Pierre punches down only once a day, much less than Pascal used to. The temperature is maintained at 26º-28ºC/79-81ºF after fermentation to polymerise the tannins and fix the colour. The Musigny is destemmed by hand. Starting in 2008 he has begun to experiment with some whole bunch fermentation, though only for a proportion of a given cuvée.

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Nuits-Saint Georges

Nuits-Saint Georges

Originally known as Nuits, or even Nuits-sous-Beaune, the town was happy to add the name of its finest vineyard, Les St Georges, in the 19th century.  There are no Grands Crus, but many fine Premier Cru vineyards, the mayor of the time – Henri Gouges – preferring not to single out any vineyard for the highest status.

The wines of Nuits-St Georges vary according to their exact provenance. Those of the hamlet of Prémeaux, considered to be part of Nuits-St Georges for viticultural purposes, are often on the lighter side.

The richest and most sought-after are those just south of Nuits-St Georges such as Les Vaucrains, Les Cailles and Les St Georges itself. The third sector, including Les Murgers, Les Damodes and Les Boudots are at the Vosne-Romanée end of the village, and demonstrate some of the extra finesse associated with Vosne.

Several domaines (Gouges, Rion, Arlot) now produce a white Nuits-St Georges from Pinot Blanc or Chardonnay.
  • 175 hectares of village Nuits-St Georges
  • 143 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards (20 in all). Best vineyards include Les St Georges, and Clos des Argillières and Clos de la Maréchale in Prémeaux
  • Recommended producers:  GougesRionLiger BelairPotel
  • Recommended restaurant : La Cabotte (small but stylish)

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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