Philippe Pacalet, Nuits Saint Georges Chaignots Vintage:2020

Philippe Pacalet, Nuits Saint Georges Chaignots Vintage:2020NA

youthfully austere and impeccably well-balanced finish

The 2014 Estate Chardonnay shows a little more new oak than the other vintages

yellow flowers

Like the Poisets this is notably rich with its relatively large-scaled flavors that also enjoy good density thanks to the abundant dry extract that also coats the palate and pushes the firmer supporting tannins to the background

As good as the prior grands crus are

There is a beguiling sense of tension to the lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that really build in intensity to the powerful and impressively persistent and naturally sweet finish where a hint of warmth surfaces

brooding and focused flavors that explode on the hugely long and deep finish

Raspberry jam

tobacco leaf and floral notes stand out here

(planted with vines of 20+ and 65+ years of age that sit directly above Musigny)

white flowers and much greater weight than the 1999

More discreet if not invisible wood surrounds an expressive nose of red and black pinot fruit