2020 Domaine Faiveley, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Damodes

Notes of dark berries, cherries, sweet spices, rose petals and smoked duck preface the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and vibrant wine with a concentrated core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery tannins.

The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Damodes 1er Cru showed some reduction on the nose, but there is plenty of fruit here. The palate is medium-bodied, quite elegant and pure, smooth in texture with a discrete pinch of white pepper and allspice towards the finish. I like this manner in which this builds in the mouth. Juicy and mouthfilling.

Cask sample. Mid crimson. Deep, rich, pure dark-red fruit, damson and cherry. Just a very slight stemmy note as it opens, giving a floral aspect to the fruit. Juicy, fresh, scented. A definite grip but just right for the fruit depth. (JH)