2016 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Clos des Corvees Pagets

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.

The 2016 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Corvées Pagets 1er Cru comes from 70-year old vines and includes 100% stems. It has a highly perfumed bouquet with dark berry fruit, smoke, bay leaf and a whiff of chalk dust. There is almost a pastille-like purity here. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannin, and blackberry mixed with brown spice and a touch of clove. Quite complex with superb persistence. Very classy.

100% whole bunch. Particularly heady, almost pruney nose. Lots of grip and drive. So energetic it almost tastes as though it has some carbon dioxide in here! Lots of structure. (JR)