2012 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Aux Murgers

Vinous 91-93

Bright red. Black cherry and licorice on the nose. At once opulent and firmly built, showing very good sappy energy to the flavors of dark cherry and graphite minerality. Finishes long and sexy, with a distinctly primary character to its sweet fruit and strong oak tones. This is 13.1% alcohol without chaptalization yet shows no hint of heaviness. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/01/2014]

Robert Parker 93

Tasted blind at Flint Wines’ 2007/2012 Nuits Saint-Georges tasting in London. The 2012 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers does not quite have the purity of Hudelot-Noëllat’s Aux Murgers on the nose, although the fruit is quite intense, redcurrant, cranberry and blackberry infused with rose petal and iris notes. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe red berry fruit, lovely chalky tannin and great tension, one of the most energetic 2012 Nuits Saint Georges, conveying a persistent and unapologetically sensual finish. It oozes class. Tasted November 2016. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045