Burgundy wine

What analogy can be drawn from the names "Chaignots", "Pruliers", "Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges", or "Vaucrains" ? Firstly, one that illustrates some of the most famous names from the Nuiton vineyard. Secondly, one that embodies the Gouges domain, one of the most beautiful selections of Grand Cru from the Côte d’Or.

Here, man takes root in the soil like the ancient vines he produces. Once, it was Henri, then Michel and Marcel, today it is Pierre, Christian and their successor, Grégory : for nearly eighty years, the soil has soaked up the sweat of these enthusiasts on the fifteen hectares that make up the family domain. Since the beginning of the century, all the work in the Gouges family can be summarised in the maxim : "it is whilst still on the vine that a fine wine matures..."

And what wine ! In addition to the Burgundy vineyards and the Nuits Village , the family dance card boasts some of the most impressive crowned heads, some of the finest jewels from the Côte of fine wine... 

Welcome to a demanding domain of excellence where the vineyards can find a youthful expression, with all that means in exuberance and fruitiness, but equally an age-old character, with a great wealth of nuances, strength and concentration...

In a few words, the realisation of an arduous task of yield management, selection, quality. Here, the fruit must draw the most from the earth, it must express the best of the plant. To be convinced just discover the wines of this domain...

Allen Meadows : 88 points
"Medium red. Rather cool aromas and flavors of redcurrant, cherry and coffee complicated by an element of smoky minerality. A supple wine of moderate flesh, offering subtle mid-palate sweetness and a suggestion of underbrush. Finishes with a rather suave dusting of tannins."

Robert Parker : 90 points
The 2015 Nuits Saint Georges Village, a blend on different small blocks between the south and middle of the appellation, offers a fragrant, well-defined bouquet with red cherries and cranberry fruit. There is impressive mineralité and transparency considering this is a "mere" village cru. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, tart cherries mixed with bergamot and hints of early grey. I appreciate the complexity here and it marks a significant step up from the Bourgogne Rouge."