This isn’t a classic example of a steely Caillerets but rather one that should drink well young and repay a few years of cellaring too

Note well that plenty of patience will be required

savory and earth-inspired flavors with a chewy texture and stewed tea-laced finish

one of the genuinely wonderful aspects of this wine in 2012 is the textured

Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint Georges Perrieres Blanc Vintage:2011 This isn’t a classic example(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