2022, Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, 'Les Fleurières'The 2022 Nuits Saint Georges Les Fleurires, from a parcel just underneath Les Pruliers, contains around 15% whole bunches. It has a well defined bouquet of red and black fruit with a touch of incense. The medium bodied palate is quite a voluminous Village Cru, with fine, supple tannins, maybe needing a little more structure and harmony on the finish. But it will make fine early drinking NSG. 88 Neal Martin, Vinous (2023). Racked once and back to

touches of tobacco leaf and woodsmoke as it opens

Integrated tannins are so smooth

His triumphant 100 point 2015 has been followed by a string of great vintages

spicy fruit where many more lofty names lose their way

Stylish and well structured

The palate is medium-bodied with firm

pure and vibrant

rich structuring tannins and a long

with more overt ripeness

with good acidity behind

This is genuinely terrific and a wine built for extended keeping

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