Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Bousselots Vintage:2021 wild fennel flowers and saffron

wild fennel flowers and saffron on the nose

pliant and energetic on the palate

this brilliant effort needs a handful of years in the cellar and will live to see its 30th birthday in fine form

300 bottles were filled in August 2020

Jean Chauvenet, Nuits Saint Georges Bousselots Vintage:2021 wild fennel flowers and saffronThe freshest nose to this point with an earthy extract of red and black cherry and pinot fruit aromas that introduce edgy and firmly if not aggressively structured medium full flavors that are quite complex and this finishes with a noticeably dry, warm and long finish that has a slightly bitter chocolate character to it. This will probably always be chewy and I have put the drinking window earlier than it might otherwise be to avoid the risk of this