Domaine Leroy Nuits Saint Georges Au Bas de Combe 2014

Domaine Leroy Nuits Saint Georges Au Bas de Combe 2014Here the ripe and attractively fresh nose displays a dense blend of earth, spice, plum, violet and sauvage tinged aromas. The middle weight flavors possess a mouth feel that is almost a hypothetical combination of the Lavires and Aux Allots in that it's quite rich yet sleek with a seductive succulence, all wrapped in an impeccably well balanced and lingering finale. This too is really quite impressive for a Nuits villages.

Here the nose is also discreet and brooding with incredible aromatic breadth that includes similar violet notes but the fruit profile is more black and red than blue plus a kaleidoscopic array of spice elements

concentrated

Perhaps the finest wine yet made at Blankiet is the spectacular 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard

Following on the heels of the monster-sized '89

these wines are not meant for near-term gratification

or obtrusive tannin or acidity

Chapoutier's effort at making sweet vin de paille from raisined and dried-out Hermitage grapes was highly successful in 1991

The striking aromatics are followed by a full-bodied

Both wines boast opaque black colors

with good underlying acidity

but the sweetness and taste of this wine's fruit is akin to a savory blend of a chocolate-covered

There are sweet cherry aromas