2018 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges Clos des Porrets St Georges

Pinot Noir - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 94 JM 94 JG 93 WA 91
JS 94

jamessuckling.com, October 2021

Wild bramble fruit, dried leaves, crushed stones, raw cocoa and walnut husk on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. Lingering dark-chocolate and toasty notes with dark, earthy...
JM 94

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, September 2022

A fresher ruby purple. Delicious dense but lively fruit, the floral side of raspberry. A superb wine in the style of the vintage though with bracing acidity at the back. Tense and crunchy, yet covered by lots of fruit...
JG 93

View From The Cellar, November 2019

The Clos des Porrets is further north and was out of the path of the hail in July, so the wine was not affected and it has turned out superbly in 2018. The bouquet is deep and already beautifully expressive, jumping from...
WA 91

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, September 2021

From a climat that was largely spared by the hail that impacted this commune, Gouges's 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets Saint Georges offers up a generous, youthfully fruit-driven bouquet of plums...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Pinot Noir
Country France
Region Burgundy
Sub-region Nuits St Georges
Appellation Les Porets
Vintage 2018
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

The 2018 Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges Clos des Porrets St Georges is a notable Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, specifically hailing from the Nuits St Georges sub-region within the Les Porets appellation. This wine is produced by Domaine Henri Gouges and carries an alcohol content of 14%.

James Suckling, from jamessuckling.com, gave this wine an excellent score of 94, describing it as "medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity." He highlights the "wild bramble fruit, dried leaves, crushed stones, raw cocoa, and walnut husk" on the nose and praises its "lingering dark-chocolate and toasty notes with dark, earthy undertones." Suckling describes the wine as "very refined and poised" and notes its "subtle" character, recommending it for drinking now or holding for later.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also reviewed this wine, awarding it a score of 91. The review notes that the 2018 vintage was "largely spared by the hail" that affected the commune. The bouquet is characterized by "plums, raspberries, and cassis mingled with subtle hints of cola and creamy new oak." The wine is described as "medium to full-bodied, pure and velvety," with "powdery tannins and an ample core of fruit." The review emphasizes that this wine is a "rather ripe, sumptuous, even rather heady example" typical of its vintage.

Jasper Morris from Inside Burgundy echoed Suckling’s high rating with another 94 score. Morris describes the wine as "a fresher ruby purple" with "delicious dense but lively fruit" and a "floral side of raspberry." He commends its "bracing acidity at the back," characterizing it as "tense and crunchy, yet covered by lots of fruit," and predicts that it will "age extremely well," suggesting it be consumed from 2033 onwards.

John Gilman from View From The Cellar rated the wine at 93, noting that it was "out of the path of the hail in July," resulting in a superb outcome for the 2018 vintage. Gilman describes a "deep and already beautifully expressive" bouquet with "black cherries, cassis, bitter chocolate, a hint of cola, gamebird, a complex base of dark soil tones, and a topnote of woodsmoke." On the palate, the wine is "deep, full-bodied, powerful in personality, but just impeccably balanced," with "a great core of fruit, firm, buried tannins, tangy acids, and outstanding length and grip" on the finish.

In summary, the 2018 Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges Clos des Porrets St Georges is a well-regarded Pinot Noir, praised for its balance, depth, and the ability to age gracefully, receiving high scores from multiple reviewers.