Domaine Remoriquet Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots 2003

Through (very) broken French, Madame Remoriquet and I discussed how surprisingly ripe and fruit forward this wine felt at 20+ years on. It's not really a surprise though. 2003 was a very hot vintage, which in Burgundy I often associate with wines best consumed young. It was a real treat to be proved wrong on this occasion. The classic Remoriquet style is on show here. A light, soft wine with gentle extraction, bright, fresh acidity and and almost nonexistent, fine, faded tannins. A really good balance between that lovely soft blackberry, cherry fruit feel with smoke, truffle, cedar and game all present in the style of classic mature red Burgundy. This has been sleeping and is now very much awake. Best enjoyed soon, hopefully with some delicious game. 

Domaine Remoriquet can trace its history back to 1890 - today it is run by Gilles who is the 4th generation of Remoriquets to make wine. Gilles makes a fine range of wines, mostly from Nuits St Georges, that require time in bottle to overcome their initial tannins. Gilles Remoriquet is not a winemaker who rests on his laurels. He is forever looking for ways to improve his wines. Most recently he has been to the Jura to see a specialist about selecting the right blend of manure - how glamorous. Remoriquet is one of the top estates in Nuits but the prices have yet to catch up... This is (in relative terms), a bargain.

This wine has been sourced and sent direct from the producer's cellars.