(NM 92-94 points) This has a very fruit-driven nose with joyous redcurrant and raspberry, very pure and focused. The palate has a chewy entry the gives way to a very well balanced middle and finish with great poise and sophistication. This will be a long-lived Clos des Porrets: great structure in this Clos des Porrets, a wine that is supremely well crafted.

An attractively complex nose of fresh red and black raspberry plum and pungent earth introduces rich round and fleshy medium weight plus flavors that possess excellent density but also relatively fine supporting tannins that add shape to the strikingly long finish. While not a wine of finesse this is certainly finer than it usually is because while the finish is robust it's not rustic. - Comments: Outstanding ♥

The 2009 Nuits St. Georges Clos des Porrets St. Georges comes across as silky, perfumed and quite pretty in this vintage. There is an early approachability to the wine that makes it an excellent choice for drinking over the near and mid-term. Gregoire Gouges told me he didn’t think the wine would shut down in bottle as that would already be obvious already if it was happening. He added that the 2005 closed down right after bottling. Crushed flowers, licorice and spices are some of the notes that linger on the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019. - Antonio Galloni