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2012 Domaine de la Vougeraie Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru "Clos de Thorey"

SKU #1235667 91 points Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark Impressive out of barrel, the 2012 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Clos des Thorey is beginning to fulfill its potential in bottle. It has a conservative but detailed, forest floor and granite-scented bouquet that opens nicely in the glass, but never fully reveals itself at this early stage. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins, tightly wound red berry fruit interlaced with orange rind and sea salt. I suspect this may clam up for a few years so either commit infanticide...or find a cellar. (NM) Inner quote mark (6/2015)

91 points Wine & Spirits

Outer quote mark The bottom half of this 7.4-acre vineyard dates to 1975, while the upper half was replanted in 2013. Its chalks soils give a fragrant, rosy Nuits, a formidably concentrated wine that keeps a skinny profile. It’s fresh and high-toned, with oak adding notes of star anise and dark coffee. Several tasters noted the wine’s dual nature, which one described as “pretty, and also masculine.” Inner quote mark (10/2015)

91 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark This is expressive, boasting black cherry, raspberry, spice and kirsch notes. Firm, ending with a lingering hint of sweet fruit and spice. Knits all the elements together nicely. Best from 2018 through 2030. Inner quote mark (6/2015)

89-91 points Int'l Wine Cellar

Outer quote mark Slightly high-toned aromas of raspberry, spices and stone. Sweet, pliant and thick but with good inner-mouth lift from calcaire. Lovely fruit intensity here in a slightly cooler style. Finishes with sweet tannins and good juicy length. Makes the Corvees Pagets seem a bit rustic by comparison. (ST) Inner quote mark (1/2014)

90 points Burghound

Outer quote mark A relatively high-toned and markedly cool and airy nose of pure red Pinot fruit and floral aromas are laced with hints of wood and the sauvage. There is a racy and intense feel to the delineated and notably mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess fine depth and richness on the solidly persistent finale. This is a generous yet refined effort that should drink well young if desired. Inner quote mark (1/2015)

Vinous

Outer quote mark The 2012 Nuits St. Georges Clos du Thorey is an addition to the Vougeraie range. Sweet floral notes, spices and crushed red berries all lift out of the glass in a wine that shows the more finessed side of Nuits. The Clos du Thorey is pretty... (AG) Inner quote mark (1/2014)

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Pinot Noir

- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.

Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

Sub-Region:

Burgundy

- The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Côte d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Côte de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Côte de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Côte d'Or. Also include by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.

Specific Appellation:

Nuits Saint Georges

- A long, narrow appellation, and the southernmost commune of importance in the Côtes de Nuits. Nuits St. Georges tend to be sturdy, muscular wines, which are tannic in their youth. There are no Grands Cru in the town, but several Premier Cru vineyards. The wines from the north side of the village, towards Vosne-Romanée are distinctly different in character than those from the southern vineyards. The vineyards traditionally among the best are in the South, including Cailles, Vaucrains, St. Georges, and Argillières. These vineyards are on deep brown limestone. The northern vineyards, on the other side of the river Meuzin, have more in common with those of Vosne Romanée. The vineyards are composed of pebbles and limestone, and the wines have more of the finesse and elegance of Vosne, but with the structure of Nuits St. Georges.