| Domaine Name | Domaine Henri Gouges |
| Location | Nuits-St-Georges |
| Country | France |
| Winemaker | Gregory Gouges et Christian Gouges |
| Hectares | 13 |
| Total Appellations | 18 |
| Best Vineyards | Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les |
| Link | www.gouges.com |
If domaines could be doyens, Gouges would be the doyen of the commune... the results are magnificent.
A notably ripe and quite densely fruited nose offers up notes of plum, cassis, earth and the classic sauvage character of a classic Vaucrains. The rich, powerful, concentrated and serious broad-shouldered flavors brim with dry extract that confers a textured mouth feel to the chewy, balanced and hugely long finish. This will need 12 to 15 years of cellar time.
94 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £400.00ib/6
Here too there is mild reduction that renders the nose difficult to read. There is by contrast good freshness and punch to the supple middle weight flavors where the supporting tannins are unusually fine, especially for the appellation, all wrapped in a lingering finish where only a trace of rusticity surfaces. A good if not distinguished villages.
87-89 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £250.00ib/12
Reduction. The round, supple and already readily accessible medium-bodied flavors possess subtle spice notes before the expected punch and focus arrives on the finish where everything immediately tightens up on the mouth coating finish. This is one of those wines that will very likely drink well all of its life.
89-91 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £180.00ib/6
Reduction dominates the nose. By contrast to the funky nose, there is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the precise, intense and vibrant middle weight plus flavors that possess good volume. There is admirable persistence on the quite firm finish that is at once pure and actually rather refined, which is not always the case with this wine. Worth a look.
90-92 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £180.00ib/6
Price: TBC | Per Case: £340.00ib/6
Mild reduction again renders the nose difficult to read but here it seems certain that the underlying fruit is quite ripe. This sense of elevated ripeness extends as well to the rich, supple and solidly well-concentrated flavors that possess excellent depth before culminating in a spicy, tension-filled and wonderfully long finish. A classic Pruliers that offers a very pretty mix of power and finesse.
91-93 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £205.00ib/6
Again, there is too much reduction present to evaluate the nose properly. The usual impressive concentration of this wine is definitely present though as this is a big, robust and sleekly muscular wine that possess terrific structural element ripeness and culminates in an explosive and palate saturating finish. This very firm but well-balanced effort should age effortlessly for years to come and require at least 15 to arrive at is full majority.
91-94 points Burghound
Price: TBC | Per Case: £310.00ib/6
Price: TBC
Price: TBC | Per Case: £300.00ib/12
Price: TBC | Per Case: £495.00ib/12