2016 Nuits St-Georges 1Cru Clos Corvées Pagets Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux

(for inveterate map readers, Clos des Corvées Pagets is situated within Aux Corvées). Reduction overshadows the underlying fruit at present. On the plus side there is both excellent intensity and energy to the overtly mineral-inflected flavors that reflect a sleek muscularity on the rustic and more tightly wound finale". This is a classically styled Nuits that will require at least a few years of cellar time first. (89-92)/2024+ .

The 2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvées Pagets is also quite youthfully reticent at this stage, unwinding in the glass with a lovely bouquet of raspberries, dark chocolate, candied peel and rose petal. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with considerable amplitude and dimension, its fine but chewy structuring tannins largely concealed by a vibrant core of fruit. 2024 - 2040